| RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 | Nokia Asha 309 |
| Manufacture | RIM | Nokia |
| Model | BlackBerry Bold 9700 | Asha 309 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 122 gram | 102.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 109 x 60 x 14 | 109.90 x 54.00 x 13.20 |
| Operating System | BlackBerry OS | Series 40 |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/1700/2100 | 2G - 900/1800 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | 3.0 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 3.2 megapixel, 2x digital zoom, autofocus, image stbilisation | 2 megapixel, 4x digital zoom, fixed focus, 3.6 mm |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | QCIF 176x144 @10 fps |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 2.44 inches | 3.00 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 65000 | 65536 |
| Display width | 480 | 240 |
| Display height | 360 | 400 |
| PPI | 245.9 | 155.49 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 265 MB | 16 MB RAM. 128 MB internal storage. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, AWB, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA9, WMA10 | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | 40 free EA games |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1500 mAh | 1110 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 504 | 510 |
| Talktime (m) | 360 | 360 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | BlackBerry Browser | 2.0 XHTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |