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BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs BLU Magic

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.

      • WidthMagic: 2 mm narrowerMagic: 58 mm · Bold 9700: 60 mm
      • Screen diagonalBold 9700: 0.76 in smaller diagonalBold 9700: 2.44 in · Magic: 3.2 in
      • DepthMagic: 0.5 mm thinnerMagic: 13.5 mm · Bold 9700: 14 mm
      • HeightBold 9700: 2 mm shorterBold 9700: 109 mm · Magic: 111 mm
      • Release year2009 / 2011Bold 9700: 2009 · Magic: 2011

      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.

      Front
      Bold 9700: 109 × 60 mm 1 Magic: 111 × 58 mm 2
      Side
      Bold 9700: 109 × 14 mm 1 Magic: 111 × 13.5 mm 2
      1. 1. Bold 9700
        Height
        109 mm
        Width
        60 mm+2 mm versus Magic
        Depth
        14 mm+0.5 mm versus Magic
        Weight
        122 g
      2. 2. Magic
        Height
        111 mm+2 mm versus Bold 9700
        Width
        58 mm
        Depth
        13.5 mm
        Weight
        Unknown

      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.

      Screen size
      Bold 9700: 2.44 in, 4:3, About 18.4 cm² rectangular area 1 Magic: 3.2 in, 3:2, About 30.5 cm² rectangular area 2
      1. 1. Bold 9700 2.44 in · 4:3 About 18.4 cm² rectangular area
      2. 2. Magic 3.2 in · 3:2 About 30.5 cm² rectangular area

      Magic has approximately 65.4% 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.

      Bold 9700: Original memory entry

      256 MB · 256 MB RAM

      Magic: Original memory entry

      512 MB · 256 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. Bold 9700

      NFC
      Unknown
      Headphone jack
      Yes
      Memory card support
      See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

      2. Magic

      NFC
      Unknown
      Headphone jack
      Yes
      Memory card support
      See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

      Battery capacity

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

      Recorded capacity

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

      1. 1. Bold 97001500 mAh

        +50 mAh versus Magic

      2. 2. Magic1450 mAh

      Specifications

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      1. Bold 97002. Magic

      Everyday essentials
      Everyday essentials
      SpecificationBold 9700Magic
      Dimensions (HxWxD)
      • 109 Х 60 Х 14 mm
      • 111 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
      Weight
      • 122 g
      • 0 g
      Technology
      • TFT
      • TFT
      Screen size
      • 2.44" inch
      • 3.2" inch
      Screen resolution
      • 480 x 360 px
      • 320 x 480 px
      Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
      • 256 MB
      • 256 MB RAM
      • 512 MB
      • 256 MB RAM
      Memory card support
      • microSD
      • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
      • 2 GB included
      • microSD
      • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
      BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
      • 1500 mAh
      • Removable Li-Ion
      • 1450 mAh
      • Removable Li-Ion
      Operating system OS
      • BlackBerry 5.0
      • upgradable to 6.0
      • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
      Chipset Unknown
      • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
      Headphone jack
      • Yes
      • Yes
      Display
      Display
      SpecificationBold 9700Magic
      Touchscreen Unknown
      • capacitive touchscreen
      Display colors
      • 65K
      • 256K
      Screen area
      • 18.4 cm2
      • 30.5 cm2
      Screen format
      • 4:3 (height:width)
      • 3:2 (height:width)
      Screen to body ratio
      • 28.2%
      • 47.4%
      PPI /points per inch/
      • 246 PPI
      • 180 PPI
      Camera and Video
      Camera and Video
      SpecificationBold 9700Magic
      Rear camera, main
      • 3.15 MP
      • Single
      • 3.15 MP
      • Single
      Camera specs
      • 3.15 MP
      • AF
      • 3.15 MP
      Functions
      • LED flash
      		 Unknown
      Video
      • Yes
      • 320p@18fps
      Front camera, selfie
      • 0 MP,
      • 0 MP,
      Performance
      Performance
      SpecificationBold 9700Magic
      Processor CPU
      • 624 MHz
      • 600 MHz ARM 11
      Graphics processor GPU Unknown
      • Adreno 200
      General specs
      General specs
      SpecificationBold 9700Magic
      Release date
      • 2009
      • October
      • 2011
      • February
      Colors
      • Black
      • White
      • Black
      • White
      Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
      • 90 EUR
      • 110 EUR
      Battery life
      • Stand by time- Up to 408 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
      • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
      Communication and Connectivity
      Communication and Connectivity
      SpecificationBold 9700Magic
      SIM card
      • Mini-SIM
      • Mini-SIM
      Network
      • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
      • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
      Speed
      • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
      • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
      GPRS
      • Class 10
      • Class 12
      Edge
      • Class 10
      • Class 12
      Wi-Fi
      • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
      • UMA
      • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
      • hotspot
      GPS
      • Yes
      • with A-GPS
      • Yes
      • with A-GPS
      USB
      • microUSB 2.0
      • microUSB 2.0
      Bluetooth
      • 2.1
      • A2DP
      • 2.1
      Harmful irradiation
      • SAR - 1.55 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.36 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)
      		 Unknown
      Music and Audio
      Music and Audio
      SpecificationBold 9700Magic
      Radio
      • No
      • Stereo FM radio
      • RDS
      Other features
      Other features
      SpecificationBold 9700Magic
      Dop
      • BlackBerry maps -Document editor (Word
      • Excel
      • PowerPoint
      • PDF) -Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+ -Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp -Organizer -Voice memo/dial - Optical trackpad
      • Sensors Accelerometer
      • proximity
      • compass - MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/AMR-NB/AMR-WB/MIDI/PCM/WMA -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Predictive text input