BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs Nokia N97

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

  Bold 9700: 28 g lighter

  Bold 9700:

  122 g

  N97:

  150 g

• Width

  N97: 4.7 mm narrower

  Bold 9700:

  60 mm

  N97:

  55.3 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Bold 9700: 1.06 in smaller diagonal

  Bold 9700:

  2.44 in

  N97:

  3.5 in

• Depth

  Bold 9700: 1.9 mm thinner

  Bold 9700:

  14 mm

  N97:

  15.9 mm

• Height

  Bold 9700: 8.2 mm shorter

  Bold 9700:

  109 mm

  N97:

  117.2 mm

• Release year

  Bold 9700:

  2009

  N97:

  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

   Width:

   60 mm +4.7 mm versus N97

   Depth:

   14 mm

2. 2. N97

   Height:

   117.2 mm +8.2 mm versus Bold 9700

   Width:

   55.3 mm

   Depth:

   15.9 mm +1.9 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. N97

   Screen diagonal:

   3.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   33.8 cm²

N97 has approximately 83.2% 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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