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BlackBerry 9720 vs BlackBerry Bold 9790

General Info

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

Display

Type
IPS capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
2.8 inches [Similar] 2.45 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
32.35% 28.14%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS 7.1 BlackBerry OS 7.0
Processor
806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar] Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz [Similar]
GPU
-
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
512 MB ROM 8 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

Camera

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

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

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

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1450 mAh (JM-1)
Stand by
Up to 432 h Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 7 h Up to 5 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
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