Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs Sony Xperia J

BlackBerry Bold 9790
blackberry bold 9790
Sony Xperia J
sony xperia j
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Sony
Announced November 2011 August 2012
Status Available - December 2011 Available - October 2012
Colors Black Black, White, Gold, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 110 x 60 x 11.4 mm
(4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
124.3 x 61.2 x 9.2 mm
(4.89 x 2.41 x 0.36 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 124 g (4.37 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 900 / 2100 - ST26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST26a
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.45 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.14% 57.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA Yes, VGA
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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) 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 607 h (2G)
Up to 618 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 18 min (3G)