Xiaomi Hongmi vs BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global)
Side by side comparison between Xiaomi Hongmi vs BlackBerry Bold 9700 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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4.7"
IPS
IPS
720x1280
8
MP
MP
1.3mp
1GB
RAM
RAM
Quad-core
2000
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
vs
2.44"
TFT
TFT
480x360
3.1
MP
MP
256MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1500
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Xiaomi Hongmi
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29 Advantages 
1 Advantage | 9 Common items in both devices |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| Ambient light sensor |
| LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) / Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| +2 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Xiaomi Hongmi | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | |
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| Model | Xiaomi Hongmi | Bold 9700 (Global) |
| Other model names | Xiaomi Redmi Dual-sim, Xiaomi Red Rice | RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700, RIM Onyx |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | Xiaomi | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 8/1/2013 | 11/3/2009 |
| Depth | 9.9 millimeters (0.39 inches) | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 69 x 137 millimeters (2.72 x 5.39 in) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) |
| Weight | 158 grams (5.53 ounces) | 122 grams (4.27 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Xiaomi Hongmi | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 4.7" inches | 2.44" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~64.4% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~28.2% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 720x1280 pixels | 480x360 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 312 PPI | 246 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass 2 | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Xiaomi Hongmi | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | |
| System version | Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean | BlackBerry OS 5.0 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | BlackBerry OS 6.0 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Xiaomi Hongmi | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: MediaTek MT6589T Turbo | 32bit: Marvell PXA930 |
| CPU | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 624MHz Marvell Sheeva (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | PowerVR SGX544 MP2 | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Xiaomi Hongmi | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | |
| RAM memory | 1GB LPDDR2 | 256MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 4GB (2GB available) | 256MB |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Xiaomi Hongmi | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 21/5.76 Mbps | 3.6 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Tri-Band 900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 900/2100 | UMTS 850/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Xiaomi Hongmi | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | HVGA (480x352) |
| Flash | Dual-LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | HDR photo only main camera | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Xiaomi Hongmi | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 1.3 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 1280x1024 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | HD (1280x720) | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Xiaomi Hongmi | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | DivX, XviD, WMV, 3GP |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, WMA, AAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Xiaomi Hongmi | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0, USB OTG On-The-Go | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Xiaomi Hongmi | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor | Ambient light sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Xiaomi Hongmi | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 2000 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | feature not registered | 5 hours |
| Standby | feature not registered | 360 hours (15 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Xiaomi Hongmi | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (Swype), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | feature not registered |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Red, Metallic Gray, Green, Yellow • MIUI 5.0 Java framework | • Colors: Black, White • 2GB microSD included • Touch-sensitive optical trackpad • LBS • UMA Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Xiaomi Hongmi | BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Global) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |