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BlackBerry Bold 9790

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BlackBerry Bold 9790

Samsung Galaxy A5

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
  HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU
  3, 7, 8, 28 - A500YZ
  1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A500M
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 - A500Y
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, November. Released 2011, December 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 110 x 60 x 11.4 mm (4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in) 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Mini-SIM Nano-SIM
 Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT Super AMOLED
Size 2.45 inches, 18.6 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~245 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 768MB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash LED flash, panorama
Video 480p 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Video
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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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Carrier dependent Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio, recording
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
  ANT+
S-Voice
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery (JM-1) Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 432 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 15 h (3G)
Music play Up to 33 h Up to 68 h
Misc
Colors Black, White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR 1.35 W/kg (head)     0.81 W/kg (body)     0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.56 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)     0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A5000, SM-A5009, SM-A500F, SM-A500F1, SM-A500FQ, SM-A500FU, SM-A500G, SM-A500H, SM-A500HQ, SM-A500K, SM-A500L, SM-A500S, SM-A500YZ, SM-A500Y, SM-A500W
Price About 130 EUR About 360 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Display Contrast ratio: 1043:1 (nominal) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 61dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 63dB Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -32.7dB Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 35h Endurance rating 74h

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