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BlackBerry Bold 9700
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Full Specifications September 5, 2026
BlackBerry Bold 9700
BlackBerry · 2009

BlackBerry Bold 9700

BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone. Announced Oct 2009. Features 2.44″ display, 3.15 MP primary camera, 1500 mAh battery, 256 MB storage, 256 MB RAM.

Display 2.44"
RAM 256 GB
Storage 256MB 256MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
Camera 3 MP
Battery 1500 mAh
OS BlackBerry 5.0, up to 6.0
Build 122g, 14mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2009, October. Released 2009, November
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS BlackBerry 5.0, upgradable to 6.0
CPU 624 MHz

Display

Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.44 inches, 18.4 cm 2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 ppi density)

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal 256MB 256MB RAM

Main Camera

Single 3.15 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video Yes

Selfie camera

cam2modules No

Body

Dimensions 109 x 60 x 14 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 122 g (4.30 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
bodyother Optical trackpad

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 408 h
Talk time Up to 6 h

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps

Features

Browser HTML
featuresother BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+ Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp Organizer Voice memo/dial

Our Tests

Camera Photo
Loudspeaker Voice 72dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -89.8B / Crosstalk -88.6dB

Misc

Colors Black, White
SAR 1.55 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.36 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)
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In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2009, October. Released 2009, November
Status Discontinued
OS BlackBerry 5.0, upgradable to 6.0
CPU 624 MHz
Type TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.44 inches, 18.4 cm 2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 ppi density)
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal 256MB 256MB RAM
Single 3.15 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video Yes
cam2modules No
Dimensions 109 x 60 x 14 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 122 g (4.30 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
bodyother Optical trackpad
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 408 h
Talk time Up to 6 h
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Browser HTML
featuresother BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+ Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp Organizer Voice memo/dial
Camera Photo
Loudspeaker Voice 72dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -89.8B / Crosstalk -88.6dB
Colors Black, White
SAR 1.55 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)
SAR EU 1.36 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)
Price About 90 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
27.2/100
Entry-level

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Processor 24
Display 43.6
Camera 28.8
Battery 32
0.2%Popularity rank
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