Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs Nokia 225

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry Nokia
Announced October 2010 November 2011 April 2014
Status Available - November 2010 Available - December 2011 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors Black, White Black Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
110 x 60 x 11.4 mm
(4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
124 x 55.5 x 10.4 mm
(4.88 x 2.19 x 0.41 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 99.8 g (3.49.0.28 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
No
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 BlackBerry OS 7.0 Nokia OS Series 30+
Processor 624 MHz Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz -
GPU -
RAM 512 MB 768 MB N/A
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 8 GB storage -
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 2.44 inches 2.45 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (245 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 28.14% 35.21%
Multi-Touch no yes no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No Stereo FM radio
Games Yes + downloadable Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization 1/5' Sensor Size
Video Yes Yes, VGA Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Unlimited entries, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 256 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included 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 not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not 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 (BL-4UL)
Capacity 1500 mAh (JM-1) 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 864 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 5 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 21 h