HTC Pure versus Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold 9700 comparison chart
Edit this comparison chartHTC PureResearch In Motion BlackBerry Bold 9700
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Weight 6.28 oz (178 g) 4.3 oz (122 g)
Bluetooth Supported Profiles: HSP 1.1, HFP 1.5, DUN, OPP, FTP, PBA, SAP, A2DP, AVRC, HID, BPP 1.2, PAN version 2.0+EDR / supports FTP-client Supported Profiles: HSP 1.1, HFP 1.5, OPP, PBA, DUN, A2DP 1.2, AVRC 1.3, SAP 1.1 version 2.1+EDR
Camera Resolution: 5+ megapixel auto-focus / touch-to-focus, geo-tagging, panorama mode / white balance, brightness, ISO controls Resolution: 3+ megapixel auto-focus, image stabilization, LED flash
Dimensions 4.33" x 2.1" x 0.59" (110 x 53 x 15 mm) 4.29" x 2.36" x 0.56" (109 x 60 x 14.2 mm)
E-mail client Protocols Supported: Exchange Direct Push, POP3, IMAP supports MS Office, PDF attachments Protocols Supported: POP3, IMAP, Exchange push / supports attachments (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) and secure email
Memory card slot microSD (TransFlash) microSD (TransFlash) up to 32 GB
Browser Opera Mobile / Internet Explorer Mobile plus RSS reader BlackBerry Browser 5.0 supports full HTML
Speakerphone Yes Yes
Voice dialing Speaker-independent (automatic) Speaker-independent (automatic)
Flashlight No No
Ruggedized No No
External Display No No
Polyphonic Ringtones No Chords: 32
Ringer Profiles No Number of profiles: 7
USB mini-USB built-in micro-USB connector
Picture ID Yes Yes
Ringer ID Yes Yes
Data Tethering Yes Yes
High-Speed Data Technology: HSPA 7.2 Technology: HSDPA 3.6
Touch Screen Yes No
Hard Drive No No
Instant Messaging Yes Networks Supported: Windows Live, Google Talk, Yahoo!, AOL, ICQ
MMS Yes Yes
Text Messaging (SMS) 2-Way: Yes 2-Way: Yes
FM Radio Yes No
Headphone Jack (3.5mm) No Yes
Music Player Yes Supported Formats: MP3, WMA9, WMA9 Pro, WMA 10, AMR, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
Stereo Speakers No No
Live TV No No
PictBridge No No
Streaming Video Yes Yes
Video Capture CIF resolution up to 480 x 360 pixels
Alarm Yes Yes
Calculator Yes plus basic unit converter
Calendar Yes Yes
SyncML No No
To-Do List Yes Yes
BREW No No
Games Yes Yes
Headset Jack (2.5 mm) No No
Push-To-Talk No No
Wireless Carrier AT&T AT&T Tentative T-Mobile
Networks GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 WCDMA 850 / WCDMA 1900 GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 WCDMA 850 / WCDMA 1900 / WCDMA 2100 (T-Mobile USA version has WCDMA 1700 & 900 in place of WCDMA 850 & 1900)
Physical design Bar Internal Antenna Bar Internal Antenna
Built-in memory 236 MB (internal memory available to user for storage) 128 MB (internal memory available to user for storage)
GPS Standalone GPS A-GPS supports LBS / includes BlackBerry Maps
Supports enlarging text yes yes
Vibrate mode Yes Yes
Side buttons volume, power shortcut key on left / volume, shortcut keys on right / mute, lock keys on top
Picture messaging No No
Voice recorder Yes Yes
Operating System Windows Mobile Professional (Pocket PC) version 6.5 Proprietary
Infrared No No
Auto-complete suggestions for text Technology: XT9 No
Wi-Fi support Version(s): 802.11 b,g Version(s): 802.11 b,g
Java support No Version: MIDP 2.1
Keyboard No Layout: QWERTY backlit
Battery Information 1100 mAh 1500 mAh LiIon
Estimated Battery Life (Talk time) 5 hours max. (300 minutes) 6 hours max. (360 minutes)
Estimated Battery Life (Standby) 360 hours max. (15 days) 408 hours max. (17 days)
Screen Type LCD (Color TFT/TFD) LCD (Color TFT/TFD)
Screen Resolution 480 x 800 pixels 480 x 360 pixels
Screen Colors 65,536 (16-bit) 65,536 (16-bit)
Screen size 3.2" diagonal 2.4" diagonal

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