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BlackBerry Bold 9790

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800
  HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA
Launch
Announced 2011, November. Released 2011, December 2010, August. Released 2010, August
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 110 x 60 x 11.4 mm (4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in) 111 x 62 x 14.6 mm (4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT TFT
Size 2.45 inches, 18.6 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio) 3.2 inches, 31.7 cm2 (~46.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~245 ppi density) 360 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~188 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry OS 6.0
CPU Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz 624 MHz
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot), 4 GB included
Internal 8GB 768MB RAM 4GB 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video 480p 480p@24fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent)
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
NFC Carrier dependent
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Proximity
  Social feeds
BlackBerry maps
Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Media player MP3/WMA/eAAC+/FlAC/OGG player
Video player DivX/XviD/MP4/WMV/H.264
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery (JM-1) Removable Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 408 h (3G) Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 5 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 20 min (3G) Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Music play Up to 33 h Up to 30 h
Misc
Colors Black, White Black, White, Dark Orange
SAR 1.35 W/kg (head)     0.81 W/kg (body)     0.91 W/kg (head)     0.68 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.56 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)     0.86 W/kg (head)     0.81 W/kg (body)    
Price About 130 EUR About 110 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1043:1 (nominal)
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Loudspeaker Voice 61dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 63dB Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 65dB
Audio quality Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -32.7dB Noise -89.0dB / Crosstalk -89.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 35h

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