| Local Name | Bold 9700 |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Speed | HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps |
| GPRS | Class 10 |
| EDGE | Class 10 |
| Announced | 2009, October. Released 2009, November |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Dimensions | 109 x 60 x 14 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in) |
| Weight | 122 g (4.30 oz) |
| Keyboard | QWERTY |
| SIM | Mini-SIM |
| Body | Optical trackpad |
| Display Type | TFT, 65K colors |
| Screen Size | 2.44 inches (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 480 x 360 pixels (~246 ppi pixel density) |
| OS | BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 |
| CPU | 624 MHz |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 16 GB (dedicated slot), 2 GB included |
| Internal Memory | 256 MB, 256 MB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 3.15 MP, autofocus, LED flash |
| Video | Yes |
| Secondary Camera | No |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA |
| Bluetooth | v2.1, A2DP |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| Radio | No |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML |
| Java | Yes, MIDP 2.0 |
| Features Summary | BlackBerry maps, Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF), Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+, Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp, Organizer, Voice memo/dial |
| Battery | Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery |
| Stand By | Up to 408 h |
| Talk Time | Up to 6 h |
| Colors | Black, White |
| SAR US | 1.55 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | 1.36 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body) |
