Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold 9700 versus Samsung Instinct HD comparison chart
Edit this comparison chartResearch In Motion BlackBerry Bold 9700Samsung Instinct HD
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Weight 4.3 oz (122 g) 4.01 oz (114 g)
Bluetooth Supported Profiles: HSP 1.1, HFP 1.5, OPP, PBA, DUN, A2DP 1.2, AVRC 1.3, SAP 1.1 version 2.1+EDR Supported Profiles: HSP 1.1, HFP 1.5, DUN, OPP, FTP, PBA, A2DP, AVRC version 2.1+EDR
Camera Resolution: 3+ megapixel auto-focus, image stabilization, LED flash Resolution: 5+ megapixel auto-focus / LED flash
Dimensions 4.29" x 2.36" x 0.56" (109 x 60 x 14.2 mm) 4.63" x 2.28" x 0.5" (118 x 58 x 12.7 mm)
E-mail client Protocols Supported: POP3, IMAP, Exchange push / supports attachments (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) and secure email Protocols Supported: Exchange, POP3, IMAP4
Memory card slot microSD (TransFlash) up to 32 GB microSD (TransFlash) up to at least 16 GB
Browser BlackBerry Browser 5.0 supports full HTML Opera Mobile 9.7
Speakerphone Yes Half-duplex
Voice dialing Speaker-independent (automatic) Speaker-independent (automatic)
Flashlight No No
Ruggedized No No
External Display No No
Polyphonic Ringtones Chords: 32 Chords: 128
Ringer Profiles Number of profiles: 7 No
USB built-in micro-USB connector built-in micro-USB connector / supports mass storage mode
Picture ID Yes Yes
Ringer ID Yes Yes
Data Tethering Yes Yes
High-Speed Data Technology: HSDPA 3.6 Technology: 1xEV-DO rA
Touch Screen No Primary input method: Finger
Hard Drive No No
Instant Messaging Networks Supported: Windows Live, Google Talk, Yahoo!, AOL, ICQ Networks Supported: AOL, Windows Live, Yahoo!
MMS Yes No
Text Messaging (SMS) 2-Way: Yes 2-Way: Yes threaded
FM Radio No No
Headphone Jack (3.5mm) Yes Yes
Music Player Supported Formats: MP3, WMA9, WMA9 Pro, WMA 10, AMR, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ Supported Formats: MP3, AAC
Stereo Speakers No No
Live TV No No
PictBridge No No
Streaming Video Yes Yes
Video Capture up to 480 x 360 pixels Max. Length: available memory 720p HD (1280 x 720 at 30fps) or high-speed 480p (720 x 480 at 80fps)
Alarm Yes Yes
Calculator plus basic unit converter Yes
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 Tentative T-Mobile Sprint Tentative
Networks 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) CDMA 850 / CDMA 1900
Physical design Bar Internal Antenna Bar Internal Antenna
Built-in memory 128 MB (internal memory available to user for storage) 84 MB (internal memory available to user for storage)
GPS A-GPS supports LBS / includes BlackBerry Maps A-GPS supports LBS (navigation)
Supports enlarging text yes No
Vibrate mode Yes Yes
Side buttons shortcut key on left / volume, shortcut keys on right / mute, lock keys on top Yes
Picture messaging No No
Voice recorder Yes No
Operating System Proprietary Proprietary
Infrared No No
Auto-complete suggestions for text No No
Wi-Fi support Version(s): 802.11 b,g Version(s): 802.11 b,g
Java support Version: MIDP 2.1 Yes
Keyboard Layout: QWERTY backlit No
Battery Information 1500 mAh LiIon 1440 mAh LiIon
Estimated Battery Life (Talk time) 6 hours max. (360 minutes) 5.8 hours max. (348 minutes)
Screen Type LCD (Color TFT/TFD) LCD (Color TFT/TFD)
Screen Resolution 480 x 360 pixels 320 x 480 pixels
Screen Colors 65,536 (16-bit) 16.7 million (24-bit)
Screen size 2.4" diagonal 3.2" diagonal

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