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BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs BlackBerry 9720

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced
November 2011 August 2013
Status
Available - December 2011 Available - August 2013
Colors
Black Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
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 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight
107 g (3.77 oz) 120 g (4.23 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 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

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

Hardware and OS

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

Camera

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

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes Yes + Downloadable
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, EDR 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 hotspot
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
8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

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