HTC S730 versus Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold 9700 comparison chart
Edit this comparison chartHTC S730Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold 9700
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Weight 5.29 oz (150 g) 4.3 oz (122 g)
Bluetooth Supported Profiles: HFP, DUN, OPP, FTP, SAP, A2DP, AVRC, BPP version 2.0 + EDR 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: 2+ megapixel Resolution: 3+ megapixel auto-focus, image stabilization, LED flash
Dimensions 4.17" x 2.01" x 0.76" (106 x 51 x 19.4 mm) 4.29" x 2.36" x 0.56" (109 x 60 x 14.2 mm)
E-mail client Protocols Supported: POP, IMAP, MS Exchange 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 Yes BlackBerry Browser 5.0 supports full HTML
Speakerphone Yes Yes
Voice dialing Speaker-dependent (tags) Speaker-independent (automatic)
Flashlight No No
Ruggedized No No
External Display No No
Polyphonic Ringtones No Chords: 32
Ringer Profiles Number of profiles: 5 Number of profiles: 7
USB Yes built-in micro-USB connector
Picture ID Yes Yes
Ringer ID Yes Yes
Touch Screen No No
Hard Drive No No
MMS Yes Yes
FM Radio No No
Headphone Jack (3.5mm) No Yes
Music Player Supported Formats: MP3, WMA, AAC 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 Yes 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 Sprint AT&T Tentative T-Mobile
Networks GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 WCDMA 850 / WCDMA 1900 / WCDMA 2100 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 with slide-out text keyboard Internal Antenna Bar Internal Antenna
GPS No A-GPS supports LBS / includes BlackBerry Maps
Supports enlarging text No yes
Vibrate mode Yes Yes
Text messaging (SMS) 2-Way: Yes 2-Way: Yes
Side buttons volume, comm keys on left / camera key on right 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 Standard (Smartphone) version 6 Proprietary
Infrared No No
Auto-complete suggestions for text Technology: XT9 No
Wi-Fi support Version(s): b/g Version(s): 802.11 b,g
Java support Yes Version: MIDP 2.1
Keyboard Layout: QWERTY slides out from side Layout: QWERTY backlit
Battery Information 1050 mAh LiPolymer 1500 mAh LiIon
Estimated Battery Life (Talk time) 5.3 hours max. (318 minutes) 6 hours max. (360 minutes)
Estimated Battery Life (Standby) 290 hours max. (12.1 days) GSM mode (WCDMA times different) 408 hours max. (17 days)
Screen Type LCD (Color TFT/TFD) LCD (Color TFT/TFD)
Screen Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) 480 x 360 pixels
Screen Colors 65,536 (16-bit) 65,536 (16-bit)
Screen size 2.4" diagonal 2.4" diagonal

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