BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs Nokia C5-05

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

    C5-05: 29 g lighter

    Bold 9780:
    122 g
    C5-05:
    93 g
  • Width

    C5-05: 9 mm narrower

    Bold 9780:
    60 mm
    C5-05:
    51 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold 9780: 0.76 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9780:
    2.44 in
    C5-05:
    3.2 in
  • Height

    C5-05: 3.2 mm shorter

    Bold 9780:
    109 mm
    C5-05:
    105.8 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9780:
    2010
    C5-05:
    2011

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 +3.2 mm versus C5-05
    Width:
    60 mm +9 mm versus C5-05
    Depth:
    14 mm
  2. 2. C5-05

    Height:
    105.8 mm
    Width:
    51 mm
    Depth:
    13.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9780

    122 g

    +29 g versus C5-05

  2. 2. C5-05

    93 g

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. C5-05

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    28.2 cm²

C5-05 has approximately 53.1% 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

C5-05: Original memory entry

40 MB · 128 MB RAM · 256 MB 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 9780

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

2. C5-05

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 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

    +500 mAh versus C5-05

  2. 2. C5-05

    1000 mAh

Specifications

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1. Bold 97802. C5-05

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9780, C5-05.
SpecificationBold 9780C5-05
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 14 mm
  • 105.8 Х 51 Х 13.8 mm
Weight
  • 122 g
  • 93 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.44" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 360 px
  • 360 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
  • 40 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 6.0
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9780, C5-05.
SpecificationBold 9780C5-05
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 18.4 cm2
  • 28.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.2%
  • 52.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 246 PPI
  • 229 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9780, C5-05.
SpecificationBold 9780C5-05
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9780, C5-05.
SpecificationBold 9780C5-05
Processor CPU
  • 624 MHz
  • 600 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9780, C5-05.
SpecificationBold 9780C5-05
Release date
  • 2010
  • October
  • 2011
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black/Aluminium grey
  • Black Lilac
  • White Lilac
  • White/Graphite grey
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 80 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 600 h Talking time- Up to 11 h 30 min Music play - Up to 35 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9780, C5-05.
SpecificationBold 9780C5-05
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UMA
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
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 EU - 1.12 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold 9780, C5-05.
SpecificationBold 9780C5-05
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9780, C5-05.
SpecificationBold 9780C5-05
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 Accelerometer MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/WAV/еAAC+/WMA player -Photo editor -Organizer -QuickOffice document viewer -Voice command/dial -Predictive text input