BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs Nokia N96

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.

• Width

  N96: 5 mm narrower

  Bold 9700:

  60 mm

  N96:

  55 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Bold 9700: 0.36 in smaller diagonal

  Bold 9700:

  2.44 in

  N96:

  2.8 in

• Depth

  Bold 9700: 4 mm thinner

  Bold 9700:

  14 mm

  N96:

  18 mm

• Height

  N96: 6 mm shorter

  Bold 9700:

  109 mm

  N96:

  103 mm

• Release year

  Bold 9700:

  2009

  N96:

  2008

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 +6 mm versus N96

   Width:

   60 mm +5 mm versus N96

   Depth:

   14 mm

2. 2. N96

   Height:

   103 mm

   Width:

   55 mm

   Depth:

   18 mm +4 mm versus Bold 9700

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. N96

   Screen diagonal:

   2.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   24.3 cm²

N96 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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

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