BlackBerry 8700c vs Philips D900

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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

    8700c: 13.8 g lighter

    8700c:
    134 g
    D900:
    147.8 g
  • Width

    D900: 9 mm narrower

    8700c:
    69.5 mm
    D900:
    60.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    8700c: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    8700c:
    2.6 in
    D900:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    D900: 4.5 mm thinner

    8700c:
    19.5 mm
    D900:
    15 mm
  • Height

    D900: 8.8 mm shorter

    8700c:
    110 mm
    D900:
    101.2 mm
  • Release year

    8700c:
    2004
    D900:
    2010

Physical size

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. 8700c

    Height:
    110 mm +8.8 mm versus D900
    Width:
    69.5 mm +9 mm versus D900
    Depth:
    19.5 mm +4.5 mm versus D900
  2. 2. D900

    Height:
    101.2 mm
    Width:
    60.5 mm
    Depth:
    15 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. 8700c

    134 g

  2. 2. D900

    147.8 g

    +13.8 g versus 8700c

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. 8700c

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.9 cm²
  2. 2. D900

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²

D900 has approximately 16% more rectangular screen area than 8700c.

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.

8700c: Original memory entry

64 MB · 16 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. 8700c

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
No

2. D900

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. 8700c2. D900

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 8700c, D900.
Specification8700cD900
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 69.5 Х 19.5 mm
  • 101.2 Х 60.5 Х 15 mm
Weight
  • 134 g
  • 147.8 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.6" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB
  • 16 MB RAM
Unknown
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile OS
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for 8700c, D900.
Specification8700cD900
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 20.9 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 27.4%
  • 39.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 154 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 8700c, D900.
Specification8700cD900
Rear camera, main
  • 0 MP,
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs Unknown
  • 2 MP
Video Unknown
  • 352x288
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for 8700c, D900.
Specification8700cD900
Processor CPU
  • Intel PXA901 312 MHz
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for 8700c, D900.
Specification8700cD900
Release date
  • 2004
  • Q4
  • 2010
Colors Unknown
  • Black
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 450 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 8700c, D900.
Specification8700cD900
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - CDMA 800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • CDMA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • No
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • miniUSB 1.1
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 8700c, D900.
Specification8700cD900
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for 8700c, D900.
Specification8700cD900
Dop
  • Organizer BlackBerry 8700c in US from Cingular WirelessBlackBerry 8700r in Canada from Rogers WirelessBlackBerry 8700f in France from OrangeBlackBerry 8700v for Vodafone
  • MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Organizer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input