Blackberry 9720 vs Blackberry Bold 9790

Comparing the Blackberry 9720 vs Blackberry Bold 9790 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Blackberry Bold 9790 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.0 GHz, while Blackberry 9720 runs at 0.8 GHz, making Blackberry Bold 9790 the better performer.

Display: Blackberry 9720 offers a screen size of 2.8 inches, while Blackberry Bold 9790 offers 2.45 inches, making Blackberry 9720 the larger display of the two. Blackberry 9720 features a IPS LCD display compared to Blackberry Bold 9790's TFT, making Blackberry 9720 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Blackberry 9720 and Blackberry Bold 9790 feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.

Battery: Blackberry 9720 offers a higher battery capacity with 1450 mAh, while Blackberry Bold 9790 offers 1230 mAh, making Blackberry 9720 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Blackberry Bold 9790 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Blackberry 9720 offers 512 GB, making Blackberry Bold 9790 the better option for storage.

User Rating: Blackberry 9720 receives a higher user rating of 3.3, while Blackberry Bold 9790 has a rating of 3.1.

Blackberry 9720

₹11,974

(Out of Stock)

Blackberry Bold 9790

₹9,200

(Discontinued)

Summary

Spec Score

N/A

80%

Release Date

31 Aug, 2013

13 Nov, 2011

19 Oct, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
Marvell PXA930	Marvell Tavor-MG1	Samsung Exynos 1330
(upto 800 MHz)	(upto 1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
512 MB RAM	768 MB RAM	4 GB/ 6 GB/ 8 GB/ RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
2.8 inches (7.11 cm)	2.45 inches (6.22 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
IPS LCD	TFT	Super AMOLED
360x480 px	360x480 px	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
5 MP Primary Camera	5 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	N/A	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery

N/A	N/A
1450 mAh	1230 mAh	5000 mAh
N/A	N/A	25W Fast Charging
N/A	N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

512 MB	8 GB	128 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 2.2

User Ratings

3.3/5

(378 ratings)

3.1/5

(791 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

Aug 31, 2013

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Blackberry v7.1

Blackberry v7

Android v15

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Good

Chipset

Marvell PXA930

Marvell Tavor-MG1 PXA930

Samsung Exynos 1330

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Processor

Single core, 800 MHz

1 GHz

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

PowerVR SGX 543

Mali-G68 MP2

RAM

512 MB

768 MB

4 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

TFT

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

2.8 inches (7.11 cm)

2.45 inches (6.22 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

360x480 px

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

1100 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

214 ppi

245 ppi

387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

32.29 %

28.18 %

85.86 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

84.70 %

Display Colour

16M

N/A

Design

Height

114 mm

110 mm

164.4 mm

Width

66 mm

60 mm

77.9 mm

Thickness

12 mm

11.4 mm

7.5 mm

Weight

120 grams

107 grams

192 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass Fiber

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 0.64µm pixel size

N/A

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

8160 x 6120 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization

2 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A

640x480 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

N/A

13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Capacity

1450 mAh

1230 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 7 Hours(2G)

Up to 5.33 Hours(3G) / Up to 5.16 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

512 MB

8 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.56 W/kg Body: 0.84 W/kg

Head: 0.640 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Dual antennas

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: H.263 H.264 MPEG4

Yes Video Formats: 3GP AVI MPEG4

N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: FLAC MP3 WAV WMA

Yes Music Formats: AAC AMR FLAC MIDI MP3 OGG WAV

N/A

Special Features

Voice Memo Voice dialing Voice commands

Voice Memo Voice dialing

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Capacitive

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

Yes

Yes + Downloadable

N/A

Java

N/A

Browser

Yes HTML

N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited

Yes Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields Photocall Limited

N/A

SMS

N/A

Yes Threaded View

N/A

MMS

N/A

Yes

N/A

Email

Yes Push e-mail

N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes Google Talk

Yes

N/A

Other Facilities

World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer

Calendar Alarms To-Do / Tasks Document Viewer Calculator

N/A

Applications

N/A

Document Viewer

N/A

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