Phone Comparison - Nokia E72 vs BlackBerry Bold 9790

Nokia E72
nokia e72
BlackBerry Bold 9790
blackberry bold 9790
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia BlackBerry
Announced June 2009 November 2011
Status Available - October 2009 Available - December 2011
Colors White, Zodium Black, Metal Grey, Topaz Brown, Amethyst Purple, W Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 58 x 10 mm, 65 cc
(4.49 x 2.28 x 0.39 in, 2.56 cc )
110 x 60 x 11.4 mm
(4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - American version
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Symbian OS 9.3, Series 60 v3.2 UI BlackBerry OS 7.0
Processor 600 MHz ARM 11 [Similar] Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz [Similar]
GPU
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 250 MB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, hotswap microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.36 inches [Similar] 2.45 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (169 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 26.24% 28.14%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA@15fps Yes, VGA
Front Camera VGA videocall camera [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32, 100 kbps Yes
Edge Class 32, 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA 2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Nokia VoIP 3.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent)
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps 3.0 Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 250 MB storage, 128 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, hotswap microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh (BP-4L) (JM-1)
Stand by Up to 480 h (2G)
576 h (3G)
Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min (2G)
6 h (3G)
Up to 5 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)