BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs Gigabyte GSmart MS820

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

    GSmart MS820: 17 g lighter

    Bold 9700:
    122 g
    GSmart MS820:
    105 g
  • Width

    GSmart MS820: 1 mm narrower

    Bold 9700:
    60 mm
    GSmart MS820:
    59 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold 9700: 0.36 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9700:
    2.44 in
    GSmart MS820:
    2.8 in
  • Height

    Bold 9700: 7 mm shorter

    Bold 9700:
    109 mm
    GSmart MS820:
    116 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9700:
    2009
    GSmart MS820:
    2008

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. Bold 9700

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    60 mm +1 mm versus GSmart MS820
    Depth:
    14 mm
  2. 2. GSmart MS820

    Height:
    116 mm +7 mm versus Bold 9700
    Width:
    59 mm
    Depth:
    14.1 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9700

    122 g

    +17 g versus GSmart MS820

  2. 2. GSmart MS820

    105 g

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. Bold 9700

    Screen diagonal:
    2.44 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    18.4 cm²
  2. 2. GSmart MS820

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

GSmart MS820 has approximately 31.7% 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

GSmart MS820: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 256 MB ROM

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. GSmart MS820

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.

Recorded battery capacity

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

  1. 1. Bold 9700

    1500 mAh

    +200 mAh versus GSmart MS820

  2. 2. GSmart MS820

    1300 mAh

Specifications

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1. Bold 97002. GSmart MS820

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9700, GSmart MS820.
SpecificationBold 9700GSmart MS820
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 14 mm
  • 116 Х 59 Х 14.1 mm
Weight
  • 122 g
  • 105 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.44" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 360 px
  • 480 x 640 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry 5.0
  • upgradable to 6.0
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9700, GSmart MS820.
SpecificationBold 9700GSmart MS820
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 18.4 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.2%
  • 35.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 246 PPI
  • 286 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9700, GSmart MS820.
SpecificationBold 9700GSmart MS820
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9700, GSmart MS820.
SpecificationBold 9700GSmart MS820
Processor CPU
  • 624 MHz
  • Marvell PXA270 520MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9700, GSmart MS820.
SpecificationBold 9700GSmart MS820
Release date
  • 2009
  • October
  • 2008
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 380 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 408 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9700, GSmart MS820.
SpecificationBold 9700GSmart MS820
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 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 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UMA
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; SiRF Star III chipset
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
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 — specifications for Bold 9700, GSmart MS820.
SpecificationBold 9700GSmart MS820
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9700, GSmart MS820.
SpecificationBold 9700GSmart MS820
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 Pocket Office -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/AMR player -WMV/MP4/3gp player -Organizer -Business card scanner -Predictive text input GSmart MW720 for Russia