Nokia N96 versus Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold 9700 comparison chart
Edit this comparison chartNokia N96Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold 9700
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Weight 4.41 oz (125 g) 4.3 oz (122 g)
Bluetooth Supported Profiles: HSP, HFP, DUN, OPP, FTP, SAP, A2DP, AVRC, BIP 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 / 2x LED flash / geo-tagging / scene modes, self-timer, exposure, white balance controls / red-eye reduction Resolution: 3+ megapixel auto-focus, image stabilization, LED flash
Dimensions 4.06" x 2.17" x 0.71" (103 x 55 x 18 mm) 4.29" x 2.36" x 0.56" (109 x 60 x 14.2 mm)
E-mail client Protocols Supported: IMAP4, POP3, SMTP supports attachments: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, PDF, ZIP Protocols Supported: POP3, IMAP, Exchange push / supports attachments (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) and secure email
Memory card slot microSD (TransFlash) up to 8 GB / hot-swappable microSD (TransFlash) up to 32 GB
Browser supports Flash Lite 3.0 and Flash video / 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 Chords: 64 Chords: 32
Ringer Profiles Yes Number of profiles: 7
USB Version: 2.0 Hi-Speed Micro USB type B connector / mass storage mode 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 Stereo: Yes with RDS No
Headphone Jack (3.5mm) Nokia AV connector Yes
Music Player Supported Formats: MP3, AAC, eAAC+, WMA album art / playlist editing and sharing / equalizer / visualization Supported Formats: MP3, WMA9, WMA9 Pro, WMA 10, AMR, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
Stereo Speakers Yes No
Live TV Some versions. Technology: DVB-H for Europe only No
PictBridge Yes No
Streaming Video Yes Yes
Video Capture Max. Length: available memory 30 fps at VGA resolution / MPEG-4 format / stabilization / scene modes / video editor up to 480 x 360 pixels
Alarm Yes Yes
Calculator Yes plus basic unit converter
Calendar Yes Yes
SyncML Yes No
To-Do List No Yes
BREW No No
Games Yes 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 Only US version supports US 3G networks / other versions support overseas 3G networks only 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 Slide Internal Antenna Bar Internal Antenna
Built-in memory 16 GB (internal memory available to user for storage) 128 MB (internal memory available to user for storage)
GPS Standalone GPS plus A-GPS / Nokia Maps included / photo geo-tagging 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 (Symbian 9.3) Proprietary
Infrared No No
Auto-complete suggestions for text Technology: T9 No
Wi-Fi support Version(s): 802.11 b/g supports UPnP / supports WEP, WPA, WPA2 Version(s): 802.11 b,g
Java support Version: CLDC 1.1 / MIDP 2.1 supported 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 950 mAh 1500 mAh LiIon
Estimated Battery Life (Talk time) 3.7 hours max. (220 minutes) 6 hours max. (360 minutes)
Estimated Battery Life (Standby) 220 hours max. (9.2 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 2.8" diagonal 2.4" diagonal

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