Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9700 vs BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs BlackBerry Curve 9360

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced October 2009 November 2011 August 2011
Status Available - November 2009 Available - December 2011 Available - August 2011
Colors Black, White Black Black, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
110 x 60 x 11.4 mm
(4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
109 x 60 x 11 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.43 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 99 g (3.49 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry OS 7.0
Processor 624 MHz Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz 800MHz
GPU
RAM 256 MB 768 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 8 GB storage 512 MB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 65K colors 16M colors TFT
Size 2.44 inches 2.45 inches 2.44 inches
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 28.14% 28.17%
Multi-Touch no yes no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + downloadable Yes Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes Yes, VGA Yes, VGA
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent)
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 256MB storage, 256 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 512 MB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh (JM-1) 1000 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 336 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 5 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)