BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs T-Mobile HD2

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

    Bold 9700: 35 g lighter

    Bold 9700:
    122 g
    HD2:
    157 g
  • Width

    Bold 9700: 7 mm narrower

    Bold 9700:
    60 mm
    HD2:
    67 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold 9700: 1.86 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9700:
    2.44 in
    HD2:
    4.3 in
  • Depth

    HD2: 3 mm thinner

    Bold 9700:
    14 mm
    HD2:
    11 mm
  • Height

    Bold 9700: 13 mm shorter

    Bold 9700:
    109 mm
    HD2:
    122 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9700:
    2009
    HD2:
    2010

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
    Depth:
    14 mm +3 mm versus HD2
  2. 2. HD2

    Height:
    122 mm +13 mm versus Bold 9700
    Width:
    67 mm +7 mm versus Bold 9700
    Depth:
    11 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9700

    122 g

  2. 2. HD2

    157 g

    +35 g 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. HD2

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    52.6 cm²

HD2 has approximately 185.4% 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

HD2: Original memory entry

576 MB RAM · 1 GB 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. HD2

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 16 GB included

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

    +270 mAh versus HD2

  2. 2. HD2

    1230 mAh

Specifications

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1. Bold 97002. HD2

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9700, HD2.
SpecificationBold 9700HD2
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 14 mm
  • 122 Х 67 Х 11 mm
Weight
  • 122 g
  • 157 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.44" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 360 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 576 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 16 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry 5.0
  • upgradable to 6.0
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional; Sense UI
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9700, HD2.
SpecificationBold 9700HD2
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 18.4 cm2
  • 52.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.2%
  • 64.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 246 PPI
  • 217 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9700, HD2.
SpecificationBold 9700HD2
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9700, HD2.
SpecificationBold 9700HD2
Processor CPU
  • 624 MHz
  • 1.0 GHz Scorpion
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9700, HD2.
SpecificationBold 9700HD2
Release date
  • 2009
  • October
  • 2010
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 230 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 408 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 480 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9700, HD2.
SpecificationBold 9700HD2
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 7.2/2 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
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; NaviPanel
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • 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, HD2.
SpecificationBold 9700HD2
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9700, HD2.
SpecificationBold 9700HD2
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/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Pocket Office -HTC Peep
  • HTC Footprints -T-mobile services: MobiTV
  • BLOCKBUSTER
  • Barnes & Nobl
  • Gogo Inflight Internet -Transformers & Transformers 2 movies preloaded -Voice memo -Predictive text input