Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 9720 vs BlackBerry Bold 9790

BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
BlackBerry Bold 9790
blackberry bold 9790
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general 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

hardware 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

display 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 yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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]

connectivity 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

memory 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

Apps Sensors

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

battery 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)