LG LX-290 versus Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold 9700 comparison chart
Edit this comparison chartLG LX-290Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold 9700
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Bluetooth Supported Profiles: HSP 1.1, HFP 1.5, OPP, FTP, DUN, PBA, BPP version 2.1+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: 1+ megapixel night mode, self-timer, brightness, white balance controls Resolution: 3+ megapixel auto-focus, image stabilization, LED flash
Weight 3.6 oz (102 g) 4.3 oz (122 g)
E-mail client Protocols Supported: AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo!, Gmail, OWA, POP, IMAP Protocols Supported: POP3, IMAP, Exchange push / supports attachments (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) and secure email
Memory card slot No microSD (TransFlash) up to 32 GB
Browser Yes BlackBerry Browser 5.0 supports full HTML
Speakerphone Yes Yes
Dimensions 4.09" x 1.94" x 0.63" (104 x 49 x 16 mm) 4.29" x 2.36" x 0.56" (109 x 60 x 14.2 mm)
Voice dialing Speaker-independent (automatic) Speaker-independent (automatic)
Built-in memory 22 MB (internal memory available to user for storage) 128 MB (internal memory available to user for storage)
External Display No No
Polyphonic Ringtones Yes Chords: 32
GPS A-GPS supports LBS navigation, locator service A-GPS supports LBS / includes BlackBerry Maps
Ringer Profiles No Number of profiles: 7
Supports enlarging text only for messages, browser, dialing, notepad yes
USB built-in micro-USB connector / supports charging built-in micro-USB connector
Vibrate mode Yes Yes
Picture ID Yes Yes
Ringer ID Yes Yes
Touch Screen No No
Hard Drive No No
MMS Yes Yes
Text messaging (SMS) 2-Way: Yes threaded 2-Way: Yes
FM Radio No No
Side buttons volume on left / speaker, camera on right shortcut key on left / volume, shortcut keys on right / mute, lock keys on top
Headphone Jack (3.5mm) No Yes
Picture messaging No No
Music Player No Supported Formats: MP3, WMA9, WMA9 Pro, WMA 10, AMR, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
Voice recorder can be used as ringtones / up to 10 minutes Yes
Stereo Speakers No No
Operating System Proprietary Proprietary
Infrared No No
Live TV No No
PictBridge Yes No
Auto-complete suggestions for text Technology: T9 No
Streaming Video No Yes
Video Capture No up to 480 x 360 pixels
Wi-Fi support No Version(s): 802.11 b,g
Alarm Yes Yes
Java support Version: MIDP 2.1 Version: MIDP 2.1
Calculator plus unit converter, tip calculator plus basic unit converter
Keyboard No Layout: QWERTY backlit
Calendar Yes Yes
Battery Information 900 mAh LiIon 1500 mAh LiIon
SyncML No No
Estimated Battery Life (Talk time) 6 hours max. (360 minutes) 6 hours max. (360 minutes)
To-Do List No Yes
Estimated Battery Life (Standby) 170 hours max. (7.1 days) 408 hours max. (17 days)
BREW No No
Screen Type LCD (Color TFT/TFD) LCD (Color TFT/TFD)
Games Yes Yes
Screen Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) 480 x 360 pixels
Headset Jack (2.5 mm) Yes No
Screen Colors 262,144 (18-bit) 65,536 (16-bit)
Push-To-Talk No No
Screen size 2.2" diagonal 2.4" diagonal
Wireless Carrier Sprint AT&T Tentative T-Mobile
Networks CDMA 850 / CDMA 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)
Flashlight No No
Physical design Slide Internal Antenna Bar Internal Antenna
Ruggedized No No

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