Nokia N79 versus Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold 9700 comparison chart
Edit this comparison chartNokia N79Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold 9700
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Weight 3.42 oz (97 g) 4.3 oz (122 g)
Bluetooth Supported Profiles: HSP, HFP, DUN, OPP, FTP, PBA, SAP, A2DP, AVRCP, BIP, BPP, HID 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: 5+ megapixel auto-focus / Carl Zeiss Tessar lens / LED flash / geo-tagging using GPS / red-eye reduction, self-timer Resolution: 3+ megapixel auto-focus, image stabilization, LED flash
Dimensions 4.33" x 1.93" x 0.59" (110 x 49 x 15 mm) 4.29" x 2.36" x 0.56" (109 x 60 x 14.2 mm)
E-mail client Protocols Supported: POP3, IMAP4, SMTP Protocols Supported: POP3, IMAP, Exchange push / supports attachments (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) and secure email
Memory card slot microSD (TransFlash) 4 GB card included / supports up to 8 GB microSD (TransFlash) up to 32 GB
Browser Nokia S60 Web Browser supports full HTML sites BlackBerry Browser 5.0 supports full HTML
Speakerphone Yes Yes
Voice dialing Yes Speaker-independent (automatic)
Flashlight No No
Ruggedized No No
External Display No No
Polyphonic Ringtones Chords: 64 Chords: 32
Ringer Profiles Yes Number of profiles: 7
USB Version: 2.0 Hi-Speed micro-USB connector / supports mass storage built-in micro-USB connector
Picture ID Yes Yes
Ringer ID Yes Yes
Touch Screen No No
Hard Drive No No
MMS SMIL Yes
FM Radio Stereo: Yes supports Visual Radio No
Headphone Jack (3.5mm) Nokia AV connector Yes
Music Player Supported Formats: MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA, MP4, M4A, Real, AMR, WAV supports OMA DRM 1.0-2.1, Windows Media DRM 10 / equalizer Supported Formats: MP3, WMA9, WMA9 Pro, WMA 10, AMR, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
Stereo Speakers No No
Live TV No No
PictBridge Yes No
Streaming Video Protocol: Flash Lite Yes
Video Capture VGA resolution at 30 fps / video stabilization up to 480 x 360 pixels
Alarm Yes Yes
Calculator Yes plus basic unit converter
Calendar Yes Yes
SyncML Yes No
To-Do List Yes Yes
BREW No No
Games supports N-Gage platform Yes
Headset Jack (2.5 mm) No No
Push-To-Talk Some versions. Type: PoC No
Wireless Carrier T-Mobile AT&T Tentative T-Mobile
Networks GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 WCDMA 850 / WCDMA 1900 Americas version (Euro-Asian version has WCDMA 900 / 2100 instead of 850 / 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 50 MB (internal memory available to user for storage) 128 MB (internal memory available to user for storage)
GPS Standalone GPS plus A-GPS / photo geo-tagging / supports LBS 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, camera 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 S60 (Symbian) 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 Proprietary
Infrared No No
Auto-complete suggestions for text Technology: T9 No
Wi-Fi support Version(s): 802.11 b/g supports UPnP, WPA, WPA2 Version(s): 802.11 b,g
Java support Version: CLDC 1.1, MIDP 2.1 supports JSRs: 75, 82, 135, 172, 177, 179, 180, 184, 185, 205, 226, 234, 248 Version: MIDP 2.1
Keyboard No Layout: QWERTY backlit
Battery Information 1200 mAh LiIon 1500 mAh LiIon
Estimated Battery Life (Talk time) 3.5 hours max. (210 minutes) 6 hours max. (360 minutes)
Estimated Battery Life (Standby) 400 hours max. (16.7 days) 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 16.7 million (24-bit) 65,536 (16-bit)
Screen size 2.4" diagonal 2.4" diagonal

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