alcatel Idol Mini vs BlackBerry Bold 9700

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Idol Mini: 26 g lighter

  Idol Mini:

  96 g

  Bold 9700:

  122 g

• Width

  Bold 9700: 2 mm narrower

  Idol Mini:

  62 mm

  Bold 9700:

  60 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Bold 9700: 1.86 in smaller diagonal

  Idol Mini:

  4.3 in

  Bold 9700:

  2.44 in

• Depth

  Idol Mini: 6.1 mm thinner

  Idol Mini:

  7.9 mm

  Bold 9700:

  14 mm

• Height

  Bold 9700: 18.1 mm shorter

  Idol Mini:

  127.1 mm

  Bold 9700:

  109 mm

• Release year

  Idol Mini:

  2013

  Bold 9700:

  2009

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Idol Mini

   Height:

   127.1 mm +18.1 mm versus Bold 9700

   Width:

   62 mm +2 mm versus Bold 9700

   Depth:

   7.9 mm

2. 2. Bold 9700

   Height:

   109 mm

   Width:

   60 mm

   Depth:

   14 mm +6.1 mm versus Idol Mini

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Idol Mini

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

2. 2. Bold 9700

   Screen diagonal:

   2.44 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   18.4 cm²

Idol Mini has approximately 176.5% more rectangular screen area than Bold 9700.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

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Battery capacity

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