BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs Vodafone 945

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: 8 g lighter

    Bold 9700:
    122 g
    945:
    130 g
  • Width

    945: 4.1 mm narrower

    Bold 9700:
    60 mm
    945:
    55.9 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold 9700: 0.76 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9700:
    2.44 in
    945:
    3.2 in
  • Release year

    Bold 9700:
    2009
    945:
    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 +4.1 mm versus 945
    Depth:
    14 mm
  2. 2. 945

    Height:
    109.1 mm
    Width:
    55.9 mm
    Depth:
    14.1 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9700

    122 g

  2. 2. 945

    130 g

    +8 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. 945

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

945 has approximately 58.1% 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

945: Original memory entry

300 MB

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. 945

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (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

  2. 2. 945

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Bold 97002. 945

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9700, 945.
SpecificationBold 9700945
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 14 mm
  • 109.1 Х 55.9 Х 14.1 mm
Weight
  • 122 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.44" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 360 px
  • 240 x 400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 300 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry 5.0
  • upgradable to 6.0
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9700, 945.
SpecificationBold 9700945
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 18.4 cm2
  • 29.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.2%
  • 47.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 246 PPI
  • 146 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9700, 945.
SpecificationBold 9700945
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9700, 945.
SpecificationBold 9700945
Processor CPU
  • 624 MHz
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9700, 945.
SpecificationBold 9700945
Release date
  • 2009
  • October
  • 2010
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 408 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 h (2G) / Up to 233 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9700, 945.
SpecificationBold 9700945
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 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UMA
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
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)
  • SAR EU - 1.18 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold 9700, 945.
SpecificationBold 9700945
Radio
  • No
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9700, 945.
SpecificationBold 9700945
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 MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input