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BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs BlackBerry Leap

Name: BlackBerry Bold 9790
Brand: BlackBerry
SKU: appsapk-1270
Rating: 7.6 (869 reviews)

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Wins 3 specs

BlackBerry Bold 9790 — quick specs

Network
HSPA / GSM
Display
2.45 inches · 480×360
Camera
5 MP
Memory
8 GB
Battery
1230 mAh
OS
BlackBerry OS 7.0

BlackBerry Leap — quick specs

Network
LTE / HSPA / GSM
Display
5.0 inches · 720×1280
Camera
8 MP
Memory
2 GB RAM
Battery
2800 mAh
OS
BlackBerry OS 10.3.1

● Full specification comparison

Spec

BlackBerry Bold 9790

BlackBerry Leap

NETWORK

Technology

GSM / HSPA

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Technology

AGSM / HSPA

BGSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

2G bands

AGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

BGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 , HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - North America , HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global

3G bands

AHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 , HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100

BHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - North America , HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global

Speed

HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps

HSPA, LTE

Speed

AHSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps

BHSPA, LTE

4G bands

—

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700), 17(700) - North America , LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global

4G bands

A—

BLTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700), 17(700) - North America , LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global

LAUNCH

Announced

2011, November. Released 2011, December

2015, March

Announced

A2011, November. Released 2011, December

B2015, March

Status

Discontinued

Available. Released 2015, April

Status

ADiscontinued

BAvailable. Released 2015, April

BODY

Dimensions

110 x 60 x 11.4 mm (4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)

144 x 72.8 x 9.5 mm (5.67 x 2.87 x 0.37 in)

Dimensions

A110 x 60 x 11.4 mm (4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)

B144 x 72.8 x 9.5 mm (5.67 x 2.87 x 0.37 in)

Weight

107 g (3.77 oz)

170 g (6.00 oz)

Weight

A107 g (3.77 oz)

B170 g (6.00 oz)

SIM

Mini-SIM

Micro-SIM

SIM

AMini-SIM

BMicro-SIM

DISPLAY

Type

TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Type

ATFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

BIPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size

2.45 inches, 18.6 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)

5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~65.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Size

A2.45 inches, 18.6 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)

B5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~65.7% 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)

Resolution

A480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~245 ppi density)

B720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)

PLATFORM

BlackBerry OS 7.0

BlackBerry OS 10.3.1

ABlackBerry OS 7.0

BBlackBerry OS 10.3.1

CPU

Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz

Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait

CPU

AMarvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz

BDual-core 1.5 GHz Krait

Chipset

—

Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus

Chipset

A—

BQualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus

GPU

—

Adreno 225

GPU

A—

BAdreno 225

MEMORY

Card slot

microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Card slot

AmicroSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

BmicroSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Internal

8GB 768MB RAM

16GB 2GB RAM

Internal

A8GB 768MB RAM

B16GB 2GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA

Features

LED flash

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Features

ALED flash

BLED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

480p

1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps

Video

A480p

B1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps

Single

5 MP, AF

8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF

Single

A5 MP, AF

B8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF

SELFIE CAMERA

Single

2 MP

Single

ANo

B2 MP

Video

—

720p

Video

A—

B720p

SOUND

Loudspeaker

Yes

Loudspeaker

AYes

BYes

3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

3.5mm jack

AYes

BYes Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

WLAN

AWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band

BWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

Bluetooth

2.1, A2DP, EDR

4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE

Bluetooth

A2.1, A2DP, EDR

B4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE

GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

GPS

AYes, with A-GPS

BYes, with A-GPS

USB

microUSB 2.0

USB

AmicroUSB 2.0

BmicroUSB 2.0

Radio

FM radio

Radio

ANo

BFM radio

NFC

Carrier dependent

—

NFC

ACarrier dependent

B—

BATTERY

Battery Type

Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery (JM-1)

Non-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh battery

Battery Type

ARemovable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery (JM-1)

BNon-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh battery

Charging

—

Up to 25 h

Charging

A—

BUp to 25 h

MISC

Colors

Black, White

Colors

ABlack, White

BBlack, White

Price

About 143 USD

About 88 USD

Price

AAbout 143 USD

BAbout 88 USD

FEATURES

Sensors

—

Accelerometer, proximity

Sensors

A—

BAccelerometer, proximity

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