Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs BlackBerry 9720

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced October 2011 November 2011 August 2013
Status Available - October 2011 Available - December 2011 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
110 x 60 x 11.4 mm
(4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz 806 MHz Tavor MG1
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 -
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB storage 512 MB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 2.45 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 28.14% 32.35%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, VGA Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh (JM-1) 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 5 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 7 h