BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs i-mate SPL

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

    SPL: 20 g lighter

    Bold 9700:
    122 g
    SPL:
    102 g
  • Width

    SPL: 11 mm narrower

    Bold 9700:
    60 mm
    SPL:
    49 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    SPL: 0.24 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9700:
    2.44 in
    SPL:
    2.2 in
  • Depth

    SPL: 2 mm thinner

    Bold 9700:
    14 mm
    SPL:
    12 mm
  • Height

    Bold 9700: 5.5 mm shorter

    Bold 9700:
    109 mm
    SPL:
    114.5 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9700:
    2009
    SPL:
    2006

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 +11 mm versus SPL
    Depth:
    14 mm +2 mm versus SPL
  2. 2. SPL

    Height:
    114.5 mm +5.5 mm versus Bold 9700
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    12 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9700

    122 g

    +20 g versus SPL

  2. 2. SPL

    102 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. SPL

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

Bold 9700 has approximately 23% more rectangular screen area than SPL.

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

SPL: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 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. SPL

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

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

    +400 mAh versus SPL

  2. 2. SPL

    1100 mAh

Specifications

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1. Bold 97002. SPL

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9700, SPL.
SpecificationBold 9700SPL
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 14 mm
  • 114.5 Х 49 Х 12 mm
Weight
  • 122 g
  • 102 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.44" inch
  • 2.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 360 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry 5.0
  • upgradable to 6.0
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9700, SPL.
SpecificationBold 9700SPL
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 18.4 cm2
  • 15.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.2%
  • 26.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 246 PPI
  • 182 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9700, SPL.
SpecificationBold 9700SPL
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • QCIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9700, SPL.
SpecificationBold 9700SPL
Processor CPU
  • 624 MHz
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9700, SPL.
SpecificationBold 9700SPL
Release date
  • 2009
  • October
  • 2006
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 130 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, SPL.
SpecificationBold 9700SPL
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UMA
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
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, SPL.
SpecificationBold 9700SPL
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 5-way navigation
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9700, SPL.
SpecificationBold 9700SPL
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
  • Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -File explorer -Predictive text input