BlackBerry 8700 vs Apple iPhone 16e Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 01, 2005	Feb 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	$600 | €699

Design

Dimensions
4.30 x 2.70 x 0.77 inches 110 x 69 x 19 mm	5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches (~0.33 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm (~8.3 mm with camera bump)
Weight
4.70 oz (134.0 g)	5.89 oz (167.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Features
Notification light, Full keyboard
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	White, Black

Display

Size
	6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	OLED, 60Hz, 1200 nits
Resolution
240x320px	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass

Hardware

System chip
	Apple A18 (3 nm)
Processor
Single core 312 MHz Intel PXA901	Hexa-core 2x4.04GHz 4x2.20G​Hz
GPU
	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
ROM: 64 MB/0.064GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (NVMe) 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
BlackBerry	iOS (18.x)

Battery

Type
Li - Ion	4005 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 4min

Browsing

17h 27min

Video

6h 59min

Gaming

7h 45min

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Camera

Rear
	Single camera
Main camera
	48 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Cinematic mode
Front
	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

118

Overall

128

Photo

107

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
2.0	5.3
WLAN
	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
miniUSB	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Computer sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
2.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 02, 2005 FCC ID value: L6ARAT40GW	Date approved: Feb 19, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8725A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.68 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 1.34 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz	Head: 1.20 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$699 | €829

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899 | €1079

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

Links

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