Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold 9700 versus Sony Ericsson W518 comparison chart
Edit this comparison chartResearch In Motion BlackBerry Bold 9700Sony Ericsson W518
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Weight 4.3 oz (122 g) 3.5 oz (99 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, HFP 1.5, DUN, OPP, FTP, PBA, A2DP, AVRC, HID, BIP, Sync, PAN version 2.0+EDR
Camera Resolution: 3+ megapixel auto-focus, image stabilization, LED flash Resolution: 3+ megapixel geo-tagging, brightness, night mode, self-timer functions
Dimensions 4.29" x 2.36" x 0.56" (109 x 60 x 14.2 mm) 3.7" x 2" x 0.6" (94 x 51 x 15.2 mm)
E-mail client Protocols Supported: POP3, IMAP, Exchange push / supports attachments (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) and secure email Yes
Memory card slot microSD (TransFlash) up to 32 GB M2 (Memory Stick Micro) up to 16 GB
Browser BlackBerry Browser 5.0 supports full HTML Access NetFront
Speakerphone Yes Yes
Voice dialing Speaker-independent (automatic) Speaker-dependent (tags)
Flashlight No No
Ruggedized No No
External Display No monochrome / 128 x 36 pixels
Polyphonic Ringtones Chords: 32 Yes
Ringer Profiles Number of profiles: 7 Yes
USB built-in micro-USB connector supports mass storage mode
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 2-Way: Yes
FM Radio No supports RDS
Headphone Jack (3.5mm) Yes No
Music Player Supported Formats: MP3, WMA9, WMA9 Pro, WMA 10, AMR, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ with gesture control
Stereo Speakers No No
Live TV No No
PictBridge No Yes
Streaming Video Yes supports YouTube
Video Capture up to 480 x 360 pixels with video editing (trimming)
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 AT&T
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) GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 WCDMA 850 / WCDMA 1900 / WCDMA 2100
Physical design Bar Internal Antenna Clamshell Internal Antenna
Built-in memory 128 MB (internal memory available to user for storage) 100 MB (internal memory available to user for storage)
GPS A-GPS supports LBS / includes BlackBerry Maps Type: A-GPS W518 only / 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 volume on right
Picture messaging No No
Voice recorder Yes can record calls / can use memos as ringtones
Operating System Proprietary Proprietary
Infrared No No
Auto-complete suggestions for text No Yes
Wi-Fi support Version(s): 802.11 b,g No
Java support Version: MIDP 2.1 Yes
Keyboard Layout: QWERTY backlit No
Estimated Battery Life (Talk time) 6 hours max. (360 minutes) 4 hours max. (240 minutes)
Estimated Battery Life (Standby) 408 hours max. (17 days) 400 hours max. (16.7 days)
Screen Type LCD (Color TFT/TFD) LCD (Color TFT/TFD)
Screen Resolution 480 x 360 pixels 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA)
Screen Colors 65,536 (16-bit) 262,144 (18-bit)
Screen size 2.4" diagonal 2.2" diagonal

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