Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs Apple iPhone 5 vs BlackBerry 9720

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Apple BlackBerry
Announced November 2011 September 2012 August 2013
Status Available - December 2011 Available - September 2012 Available - August 2013
Colors Black Black, White Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 110 x 60 x 11.4 mm
(4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 iOS 6 BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 806 MHz Tavor MG1
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 -
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.45 inches 4.0 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (245 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.14% 60.84% 32.35%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity (JM-1) 1440 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 225 h Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 8 h Up to 7 h