Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs BlackBerry Curve 9220

BlackBerry Bold 9790
blackberry bold 9790
BlackBerry Curve 9220
blackberry curve 9220
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced November 2011 April 2012
Status Available - December 2011 Available - May 2012
Colors Black Black, Fuchsia Pink, Pure White, Teal Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 110 x 60 x 11.4 mm
(4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
109 x 60 x 12.7 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.5 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 102 g (3.6 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz [Similar]
GPU
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 16M colors 65K colors
Size 2.45 inches [Similar] 2.44 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (245 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (164 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.14% 28.17%
Multi-Touch yes no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA Yes
Front Camera No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

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