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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 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, November. Released 2011, December 2013, August. Released 2013, August
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 110 x 60 x 11.4 mm (4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in) 114 x 66 x 12 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.47 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT IPS LCD
Size 2.45 inches, 18.6 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio) 2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~245 ppi density) 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~214 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry OS 7.1
CPU Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz 806 MHz Tavor MG1
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 768MB RAM 512MB ROM, 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP
Features LED flash LED flash
Video 480p 480p@30fps
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, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS
NFC Carrier dependent No
Infrared port No No
Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
  BBM key
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery (JM-1) Li-Ion 1450 mAh, removable
Stand-by Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 408 h (3G) Up to 432 h
Talk time Up to 5 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 20 min (3G) Up to 7 h
Music play Up to 33 h Up to 30 h
Misc
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
SAR 1.35 W/kg (head)     0.81 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.56 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)     1.10 W/kg (head)    
Price About 130 EUR About 130 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1043:1 (nominal)
Loudspeaker Voice 61dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 63dB
Audio quality Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -32.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 35h

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