BlackBerry 8703e vs Apple iPhone Specs Comparison

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Apple iPhone
BlackBerry 8703e Apple iPhone
1100 mAh
1400 mAh
240x320px
3.5-inch · 480x320px
GB · 0.064GB
0.1GB · 16GB
Released · Jun 29, 2007
Single camera
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2006 Jan 09, 2007

Design

Dimensions
4.30 x 2.70 x 0.80 inches
110 x 69.5 x 19.5 mm
4.50 x 2.40 x 0.46 inches
115 x 61 x 11.6 mm
Weight
4.70 oz / 135.0 g 4.80 oz / 135.0 g
Features
Full keyboard, Notification light
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Other Left: Volume control, Other

Display

Size
3.5-inch, 52.35% screen-to-body
Type
TFT LCD
Resolution
240x320px 480x320px, 165 PPI
Colors
65 536 16 777 216

Hardware

Processor
Single core
312 MHz
Intel PXA901
Single core
412 MHz
Memory
GBROM: 64 MB/0.064GB 0.1GB/16GB
0.1GB/4GB
0.1GB/8GB
OS
BlackBerry iOS (3.x, 2.x, 1.x)

Battery

Type
1100 mAh, Li - Ion 1400 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera
Main camera
2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
2.0 2.0, Yes
WLAN
b,g
802.11 b, g
USB
miniUSB Proprietary
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS
Other
Computer sync Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
2.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker

Phone Features

Notifications
Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
TTY/TDD Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 23, 2006
FCC ID value: L6ARBF20CW
Date approved: May 17, 2007
FCC ID value: BCGA1203
Measured SAR
Head: 1.55 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Body: 1.44 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Head: 0.97 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Body: 0.61 W/kg
Measured in: 850 MHz

Alternative variants

Memory 4GB
Memory 8GB
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