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Overview & Features
Brand
RIM
Model
BlackBerry 9720
Codename
RIM Samoa
Released
2013 Aug 19
Manufacturer
RIM
Hardware Designer
RIM
List of Additional Features
HAC
Technical Specifications
Display
Pixel Size
0.11833 mm/pixel
Resolution
480x360
172800 pixels
Display Area
2419.7 square millimeter
Display Type
Color IPS TFT LCD
display
Display Width
56.8 mm
Pixel Density
215 PPI
Display Height
42.6 mm
Display Diagonal
71 mm
Display Color Depth
24 bit/pixel
Display Illumination
Yes
Display Subpixel Scheme
RGB Matrix (3 subpixels)
Display Area Utilization
32.2%
Number of Display Scales
16.8M
Scratch Resistant Screen
No
Horizontal Full Bezel Width
9.2 mm
Display Light Reflection Mode
Yes
Power Supply
Battery
Lithium-ion
removable
1-cell
Nominal Battery Capacity
1450 mAh battery
Nominal Cell Capacity (1st cell)
1450 mAh cell
Sound Playing
Audio Output
3.5mm
Loudspeaker(s)
mono
Cellular Phone
SIM Card Slot
Yes
Call Alert Sound
32-chord melody
Cellular Antenna
Internal antenna
Cellular Controller
Marvell PXA930
Supported Cellular Bands
GSM 850MHz (B5)
GSM 900MHz (B8)
GSM 1800MHz (B3)
GSM 1900MHz (PCS, B2)
UMTS 2100MHz (Band I, IMT)
UMTS 1900MHz (Band II, PCS)
UMTS 850MHz (Band V, CLR)
UMTS 800MHz (Band VI)
UMTS 900MHz (Band VIII)
bands
Complementary Phone Services
Voice transmission
Vibrating Alert
Speakerphone
Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC)
Yes
Supported Cellular Data Links
CSD 9.6 kbps
GPRS (Class unspecified)
GPRS Class 10
EDGE (Class unspecified)
UMTS 384 kbps (W-CDMA)
HSUPA (Cat. unspecified)
HSUPA 5.76 Mbps (Cat. 6)
HSDPA (Cat. unspecified)
HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (Cat. 8)
data links
Audio Subsystem
Audio Channel(s)
stereo
Sound Recording
Microphone(s)
Yes
Auxiliary Camera
Aux. Camera Image Sensor
No
Built-in Sensors
Built-in compass
Yes
Additional sensors
Light intensity sensor
Proximity sensor
Built-in accelerometer
No
Operative Memory
RAM Type
mobile (LP) DDR SDRAM
RAM Capacity
512 MiB RAM
Ingress Protection
Protection from liquids
Yes
Protection from solid materials
Yes
Control Peripherals
Keyboard
Built-in QWERTY
Scroll Wheel
Optical trackpad
Number of keys
39
Keyboard Backlight
Aut. keyboard backlight (upon press of key)
Touch Surface Type
Resistive touch sensing
surface
Graphical Subsystem
Graphical Controller
N/A
Non-volatile Memory
Non-volatile Memory Type
Flash EEPROM
Non-volatile Memory Capacity
512 MiB non-volatile
106 MiB free user storage
Non-volatile Memory Interface
Yes
Physical Attributes
Mass
120 g
Depth
12 mm
Width
66 mm
Height
114 mm
Bounding Volume
90.3 ccm
Multimedia Broadcast
FM Radio Receiver
FM radio (76-108 MHz) with RDS
Proprietary headset as antenna
Satellite Navigation
GPS Antenna
Internal antenna
Supported GPS protocol(s)
GPS (NMEA 0183)
Complementary GPS Services
Assisted GPS
Geotagging
Software Environment
Platform
RIM BlackBerry OS
Operating System
RIM BlackBerry 7.1 OS
Audio/Video Interfaces
A/V Out
No
Auxiliary Camera No. 2
Aux. 2 Camera Image Sensor
No
Auxiliary Camera No. 3
Aux. 3 Camera Image Sensor
No
Auxiliary Camera No. 4
Aux. 4 Camera Focus
No
Aux. 4 Camera Image Sensor
No
Primary Camera System
Flash
single LED
Focus
Extended Depth of Field (EDoF)
Camera Placement
Rear
Camera Resolution
1600x1200 pixel
Camera Image Sensor
CMOS
Camera Extra Functions
Electronic Image Stabilizer (EIS)
Recordable Image Formats
JPG
Recordable Video Formats
3GP , MPEG4
Number of effective pixels
1.9 MP camera
4.0 x digital zoom
Secondary Camera System
Secondary Camera Sensor
No
Communication Interfaces
USB
USB 2.0
USB Hi-Speed (480 Mbps)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 2.1 + Enhanced Data Rate
Internal antenna
USB Services
USB charging
Wireless LAN
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
Internal antenna
USB Connector
USB Series Micro-B (Micro-USB)
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP
AVRCP
Expansion Interfaces
TransFlash
microSD
microSDHC
Secondary Cellular Phone
Sec. Supported Cellular Networks
No
Secondary Auxiliary Camera
Sec. Aux. Cam. Image Sensor
No
Application processor, Chipset
CPU
Marvell PXA930 (Tavor-MG1), 2008, 32 bit, single-core, 65 nm
CPU Clock
806 MHz
Secondary Auxiliary Camera No. 2
Sec. Aux. 2 Cam. Image Sensor
No
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