Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 9360 vs BlackBerry Bold 9790

BlackBerry Curve 9360
blackberry curve 9360
BlackBerry Bold 9790
blackberry bold 9790
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced August 2011 November 2011
Status Available - August 2011 Available - December 2011
Colors Black, Purple Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 11 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.43 in)
110 x 60 x 11.4 mm
(4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
Weight 99 g (3.49 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
2G Network 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
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry OS 7.0
Processor 800MHz [Similar] Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz [Similar]
GPU
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors TFT 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches [Similar] 2.45 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 28.14%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA 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 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/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) 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 storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1000 mAh (JM-1)
Stand by Up to 336 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 5 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)