Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs BlackBerry Bold 9000

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced October 2010 November 2011 May 2008
Status Available - November 2010 Available - December 2011 Discontinued
Colors Black, White Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
110 x 60 x 11.4 mm
(4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
114 x 66 x 14 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.55 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry OS
Processor 624 MHz Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz 624 MHz
GPU -
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 128 MB
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 8 GB storage 1 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 8 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 65K colors
Size 2.44 inches 2.45 inches 2.6 inches
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 320 pixels (222 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 28.14% 26.72%
Multi-Touch no yes no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + downloadable Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization -
Video Yes Yes, VGA Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, miniUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 1 GB storage, 128 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 8 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh (JM-1) 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 310 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 5 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 5 h