BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs Apple iPhone 5s Comparison and Differences

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BlackBerry Bold 9780

BlackBerry Bold 9780

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Apple iPhone 5s

Apple iPhone 5s

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Differences between BlackBerry Bold 9780 and Apple iPhone 5s - Which to Choose?

Reasons to consider the BlackBerry Bold 9780:

  • Equipped with a hardware QWERTY keyboard for efficient typing.
  • Features a microSD card slot allowing for expandable storage up to 32GB.
  • Includes BlackBerry services like BlackBerry Maps and Document Editor.

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 5s:

  • More powerful Apple A7 chipset with a dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone CPU and PowerVR G6430 GPU, offering better performance.
  • Higher screen resolution of 640 x 1136 pixels with a bigger 4-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD display.
  • Supports upgradable iOS, with access to the latest apps and security features, up to iOS 12.1.3.
  • Improved camera with 8 MP, dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR capabilities, and 1080p video recording.
  • Fingerprint sensor for enhanced security.
  • Thinner, lighter design with premium build quality and higher PPI screen.
  • Support for a greater range of network technologies including 4G LTE.

BlackBerry Bold 9780 or Apple iPhone 5s Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model BlackBerry Bold 9780 Apple iPhone 5s
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Release date 2010, October 2013, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 109 x 60 x 14 mm | 4.29 x 4.29 x 2.36 in 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm | 4.87 x 4.87 x 2.31 in
Weight 122 g | 4.3 oz 112 g | 3.95 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, White Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold
Battery 1500 mAh,  Removable Li-Po 1560 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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 (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 40 h
Keyboard QWERTY
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Screen

Technology TFT LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 65K 16M
Screen size 2.44" in 4" in
Screen area 18.4 cm2 44.1 cm2
Screen format 4:3 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 28.2% 60.8%
Screen resolution 480 x 360 px 640 x 1136 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 246 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -5 MP, AF -8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.5µm, AF
Functions LED flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
DxOMark Main Score 68
DxOMark Photo 69
DxOMark Video 66
Front camera, selfie 0 MP, 1.2 MP, Single
Specifications 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Functions face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Apple A7 (28 nm)
CPU - 624 MHz - Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 2 GB included No
Internal memory 256 MB, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 86541
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 259
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 476

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Mini-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models 
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (CDMA), A1453
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (GSM), A1453 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA), A1453 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1457, A1530
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900) - A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850) - A1453 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A1457 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - A1530
Speed HSPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 4.0, 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 - 1.12 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.00 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- 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

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
Versions
- Previously rumored as BlackBerry Onyx II 9780

- Supported LTE Networks

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