Blackberry 9720 vs Blackberry Bold 9790

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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.

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Summary

Release Date

31 Aug, 2013
13 Nov, 2011
14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A
Marvell PXA930
Marvell Tavor-MG1
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
(upto 800 MHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
512 MB RAM
768 MB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

N/A
N/A
2.8 inches (7.11 cm)
2.45 inches (6.22 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
TFT
AMOLED
360x480 px
360x480 px
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
50 MP

Battery

N/A
N/A
1450 mAh
1230 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
N/A
100W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

512 MB
8 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.3/5
(378 ratings)
3.1/5
(791 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Videos
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General

Launch Date

Aug 31, 2013
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Blackberry v7.1
Blackberry v7
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Chipset

Marvell PXA930
Marvell Tavor-MG1 PXA930
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Single core, 800 MHz
1 GHz
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
PowerVR SGX 543
Adreno 840

RAM

512 MB
768 MB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT
AMOLED

Screen Size

2.8 inches  (7.11 cm)
2.45 inches  (6.22 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

360x480 px
360x480 px
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

214 ppi
245 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

32.29 %
28.18 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Display Colour

16M
16M
N/A

Design

Height

114 mm
110 mm
162.98 mm

Width

66 mm
60 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

12 mm
11.4 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

120 grams
107 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels
N/A

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
2 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

N/A
640x480 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

1450 mAh
1230 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
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
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

512 MB
8 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

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

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 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
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
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
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

Yes
Yes + Downloadable
N/A

Java

No
No
N/A

Browser

Yes HTML
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
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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