BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300

BlackBerry Bold 9790

BlackBerry Bold 9790

Announced On:November, 2011

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BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300

BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300

Announced On:September, 2010

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BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300

BlackBerry Bold 9790	BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300

Price
EUR: €130	EUR: €80
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Querty Keyboard	Candybar, Querty Keyboard
Dimensions
110 x 60 x 11.4 mm (4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)	109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight
107 g (3.77 oz)	104 g (3.67 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad	Optical trackpad
Colors
Black, White	Black, Red

Type
Display
TFT	TFT, 65K colors
Size
2.45 inches, 18.6 cm² (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)	2.46 inches, 18.7 cm² (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~245 ppi density)	320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA	GSM / HSPA
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
8GB ROM, 768MB RAM	256MB RAM 256MB ROM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Yes	Yes

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes	Class 10
EDGE
Yes	Class 10
Speed
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps	HSPA
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent)
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP, EDR	2.1, A2DP
USB
microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps
NFC
Carrier dependent

Main Camera
Camera
5 MP, AF	2 MP
Camera Features
LED flash
Video
480p	Yes

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC	MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC
Video Format Support
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV	MP4/H.264/WMV
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry OS 7.0	BlackBerry OS v5.0
Upgradable
	Upgradable to v6.0
Java
	Yes
Browser
HTML	HTML
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Games
Yes + downloadable	Yes + downloadable

CPU
Hardware
Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz
Keyboard
QWERTY	QWERTY
Soft Keys
2
SIM
Mini-SIM	Mini-SIM
Speakers
Yes	Yes Dedicated music keys
Navigation / Controls Keys
Optical trackpad	Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery (JM-1)	Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 408 h (3G)	Up to 456 h (2G) / Up to 348 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 5 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)	Up to 4 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Music Play
Up to 33 h	Up to 29 h

Features
Additional Features
	Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

SAR US
Misc
1.35 W/kg (head) 0.81 W/kg (body)	1.07 W/kg (head) 0.72 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
1.56 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body)	1.42 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)

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