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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
  HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA
Launch
Announced 2011, November. Released 2011, December 2010, October. Released 2010, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 110 x 60 x 11.4 mm (4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in) 109 x 60 x 14 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 122 g (4.30 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.45 inches, 18.6 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio) 2.44 inches, 18.4 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~245 ppi density) 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 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), 2 GB included
Internal 8GB 768MB RAM 256MB 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video 480p Yes
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, UMA
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
  BlackBerry maps
Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+
Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery (JM-1) Removable Li-Po 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 408 h (3G) Up to 528 h (2G) / Up to 408 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 5 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 20 min (3G) Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Music play Up to 33 h
Misc
Colors Black, White Black, White
SAR 1.35 W/kg (head)     0.81 W/kg (body)     1.41 W/kg (head)     0.82 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.56 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)     1.15 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
Price About 130 EUR About 90 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1043:1 (nominal)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 61dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 63dB Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -32.7dB Noise -89.7dB / Crosstalk -89.4dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 35h

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