Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs BlackBerry Bold 9000

BlackBerry Bold 9790
blackberry bold 9790
BlackBerry Bold 9000
blackberry bold 9000
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced November 2011 May 2008
Status Available - December 2011 Discontinued
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 110 x 60 x 11.4 mm
(4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
114 x 66 x 14 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.55 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry OS
Processor Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz [Similar] 624 MHz [Similar]
GPU -
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 128 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 1 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 8 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 16M colors 65K colors
Size 2.45 inches [Similar] 2.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 320 pixels (222 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.14% 26.72%
Multi-Touch yes no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, miniUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 1 GB storage, 128 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 8 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity (JM-1) 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 310 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 5 h