BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs Motorola ES400

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 9780: 34 g lighter

    Bold 9780:
    122 g
    ES400:
    156 g
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold 9780: 0.56 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9780:
    2.44 in
    ES400:
    3 in
  • Depth

    Bold 9780: 2.4 mm thinner

    Bold 9780:
    14 mm
    ES400:
    16.4 mm
  • Height

    Bold 9780: 20 mm shorter

    Bold 9780:
    109 mm
    ES400:
    129 mm

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 9780

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    60 mm
    Depth:
    14 mm
  2. 2. ES400

    Height:
    129 mm +20 mm versus Bold 9780
    Width:
    60.4 mm
    Depth:
    16.4 mm +2.4 mm versus Bold 9780

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9780

    122 g

  2. 2. ES400

    156 g

    +34 g versus Bold 9780

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 9780

    Screen diagonal:
    2.44 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    18.4 cm²
  2. 2. ES400

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

ES400 has approximately 51.2% more rectangular screen area than Bold 9780.

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 9780: Original memory entry

256 MB · 512 MB RAM

ES400: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 1 GB Flash

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 9780

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

2. ES400

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 9780

    1500 mAh

  2. 2. ES400

    1540 mAh

    +40 mAh versus Bold 9780

Specifications

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1. Bold 97802. ES400

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9780, ES400.
SpecificationBold 9780ES400
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 14 mm
  • 129 Х 60.4 Х 16.4 mm
Weight
  • 122 g
  • 156 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.44" inch
  • 3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 360 px
  • 480 x 640 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 1 GB Flash
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 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-Po
  • 1540 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 6.0
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Professional
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7627
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9780, ES400.
SpecificationBold 9780ES400
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 18.4 cm2
  • 27.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.2%
  • 35.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 246 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9780, ES400.
SpecificationBold 9780ES400
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9780, ES400.
SpecificationBold 9780ES400
Processor CPU
  • 624 MHz
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9780, ES400.
SpecificationBold 9780ES400
Release date
  • 2010
  • October
  • 2010
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 220 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 528 h (2G) / Up to 408 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 250 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9780, ES400.
SpecificationBold 9780ES400
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
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • 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
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.41 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 0.40 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 1.05 W/kg (head) 0.65 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold 9780, ES400.
SpecificationBold 9780ES400
Radio
  • No
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9780, ES400.
SpecificationBold 9780ES400
Dop
  • BlackBerry maps -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+ -Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Optical trackpad - Previously rumored as BlackBerry Onyx II 9780
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer - MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player -MP4/3gp/MWV/H.264 player -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - IP42 water proof -MIL-STD 810G compliant: fog
  • humidity
  • transport shock and thermal shock resistant -Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 0.91m -Bar code scanner - Also known as LG Motorola ES400S for Sprint