BlackBerry Tour 9630 vs ZTE Blade A7

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

    Tour 9630: 16 g lighter

    Tour 9630:
    130 g
    Blade A7:
    146 g
  • Width

    Tour 9630: 10.8 mm narrower

    Tour 9630:
    62 mm
    Blade A7:
    72.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Tour 9630: 3.61 in smaller diagonal

    Tour 9630:
    2.4 in
    Blade A7:
    6.01 in
  • Depth

    Blade A7: 6.3 mm thinner

    Tour 9630:
    14.2 mm
    Blade A7:
    7.9 mm
  • Height

    Tour 9630: 42 mm shorter

    Tour 9630:
    112 mm
    Blade A7:
    154 mm
  • Release year

    Tour 9630:
    2009
    Blade A7:
    2019

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. Tour 9630

    Height:
    112 mm
    Width:
    62 mm
    Depth:
    14.2 mm +6.3 mm versus Blade A7
  2. 2. Blade A7

    Height:
    154 mm +42 mm versus Tour 9630
    Width:
    72.8 mm +10.8 mm versus Tour 9630
    Depth:
    7.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Tour 9630

    130 g

  2. 2. Blade A7

    146 g

    +16 g versus Tour 9630

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. Tour 9630

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²
  2. 2. Blade A7

    Screen diagonal:
    6.01 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    19.5:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    88.7 cm²

Blade A7 has approximately 397.1% more rectangular screen area than Tour 9630.

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.

Tour 9630: Original memory entry

256 MB

Blade A7: Original memory entry

64 GB · 3 GB RAM 32 GB · 2 GB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Tour 9630

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Blade A7

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB

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. Tour 9630

    1400 mAh

  2. 2. Blade A7

    3200 mAh

    +1800 mAh versus Tour 9630

Specifications

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1. Tour 96302. Blade A7

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Tour 9630, Blade A7.
SpecificationTour 9630Blade A7
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 112 Х 62 Х 14.2 mm
  • 154 Х 72.8 Х 7.9 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 146 g
Technology Unknown
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 6.01" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 360 px
  • 720 x 1560 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB
  • 64 GB
  • 3 GB RAM 32 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3200 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Android 9.0 (Pie); MiFavor 9.0
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6771 Helio P60 (12 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Tour 9630, Blade A7.
SpecificationTour 9630Blade A7
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • Type IPS L
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 88.7 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 25.7%
  • 79.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 250 PPI
  • 286 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Tour 9630, Blade A7.
SpecificationTour 9630Blade A7
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • Yes
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.4
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Tour 9630, Blade A7.
SpecificationTour 9630Blade A7
Processor CPU Unknown
  • Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-G72 MP3
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 607
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 2412
GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
  • 1650
General specs
General specs — specifications for Tour 9630, Blade A7.
SpecificationTour 9630Blade A7
Release date
  • 2009
  • July
  • 2019
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • black/blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 80 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 336 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Tour 9630, Blade A7.
SpecificationTour 9630Blade A7
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600; TD-LTE 1900 / 2100 / 2400 / 2600
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.43 W/kg (head) 0.53 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.72 W/kg (head) 0.48 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Tour 9630, Blade A7.
SpecificationTour 9630Blade A7
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Tour 9630, Blade A7.
SpecificationTour 9630Blade A7
Dop
  • BlackBerry maps -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3/WMA/eAAC+/WAV player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Organizer -Voice memo - Trackball
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity