Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry 9720

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced November 2011 November 2009 August 2013
Status Available - December 2011 Available - December 2009 Available - August 2013
Colors Black Black, Purple Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 110 x 60 x 11.4 mm
(4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 106 g (3.74 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry OS 5.0 BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz 528 MHz 806 MHz Tavor MG1
GPU -
RAM 768 MB N/A 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 256 MB ROM 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.45 inches 2.46 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (245 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.14% 28.52% 32.35%
Multi-Touch yes no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 256 MB ROM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB 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 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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity (JM-1) 1150 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 252 h Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 7 h