| Nokia N97 | RIM Blackberry Bold 9780 |
| Manufacture | Nokia | RIM |
| Model | N97 | Blackberry Bold 9780 |
| Form factor | QWERTY Slider | Block |
| Weight | 150 gram | 122.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 117 x 55 x 16 | 109.00 x 60.00 x 14.00 |
| Operating System | Symbian S60 | BlackBerry OS |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/1900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 800/850/1900/2100 |
| 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 | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 5 megapixel | 5 megapixel, 2x digital zoom |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 3.5 inches | 2.40 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 640 | 480 |
| Display height | 360 | 360 |
| PPI | 209.8 | 250.00 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | 624 MHz |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 32GB internal expandable up to 48GB with microSD card | 512 MB. Expandable with microSD card. 2 GB card included |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | Yes |
| FM Radio | NA | |
| Battery | 1500 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 430 | 528 |
| Talktime (m) | 400 | 360 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | HTML | HTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | NA | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | NA | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | NA | |
| Website | Website | Website |