Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 51.3 | 55.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | HTC |
| Symbian Belle | Android 4.0, 2.3, 2.2 |
| 2011-08-24 | 2011-01-06 |
| 4.33 x 1.97 x 0.38 inches | 4.75 x 2.44 x 0.56 inches |
| 3.39 ounces | 6.23 ounces |
| Blue, Gray, Purple, Red and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 139.00 | $ 99.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.2 inches | 4.3 inches |
| 360 x 640 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| AMOLED | TFT |
| 229 pixels per inch | 217 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655 chipset |
| ARM11 (Single-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 768 MB (333 MHz) RAM |
| Broadcom BCM2763 chip, GPU @ 250 MHz with 128 MB GPU | Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU |
| 7.65 | 7.56 |
| Storage | |
| 2 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.22 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.15 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.3 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1080mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 465 hours standby time 7.2 hours talk time | 330 hours standby time 6.3 hours talk time |
| 2.72 | 3.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
HTC ThunderBolt has a global score of 55.9, which is slightly better than the Nokia 700's 51.3 score. The HTC ThunderBolt construction is much thicker and extremely heavier than the Nokia 700. The HTC ThunderBolt has Android 4.0 OS, and Nokia 700 counts with Symbian Belle OS. The Nokia 700 counts with a bit superior processing unit than HTC ThunderBolt, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, they both have the same number of cores.
Nokia 700 has a little sharper screen than HTC ThunderBolt, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a lot lower 640 x 360 resolution, it also counts with a bit better quantity of pixels per display inch. HTC ThunderBolt counts with a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Nokia 700, and although they both have an external SD slot that allows up to 32 GB, the HTC ThunderBolt also has more internal memory.
The HTC ThunderBolt features superior battery lifetime than Nokia 700, because it has a 30% greater battery capacity. Nokia 700 features a much better camera than HTC ThunderBolt, although it has a way less mega-pixels back facing camera and a lower video quality.
HTC ThunderBolt not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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