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Overview

Screen 5.2 vs 2.6 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790 [details] Around 50% crisper display of text, images and video, 243 PPI vs 166 PPI Around 2.5x higher resolution screen, 360x480 vs 240x320 Processing power 5.4 vs 3.3 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790 [details] More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (around 70% faster), 1.0 GHz vs 600 MHz Battery 4.3 vs 5.4 Winner: Nokia E72 [details] Around 2.5x more talk time per battery charge, 12.5 hours vs 5.2 hours More than 20% higher capacity battery, 1,500 mAh vs 1,230 mAh More than 10% more standby time, less frequent charging, 20 days vs 18 days Size 7.5 vs 7.5 Too close to call [details] Both the E72 and BlackBerry Bold 9790 are quite small Photo & Video 7.2 vs 7.2 Too close to call [details] Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc Standard resolution video Keyboard & keypad 5.5 vs 5.5 Too close to call [details] Have full keyboards Storage 1.5 vs 1.5 Too close to call [details] Web browsing 4.2 vs - Missing information [details] Neither supports Adobe Flash Network 6.4 vs - Missing information [details] Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering Not the latest bluetooth support Music - vs 7.0 Missing information [details] Sensors - vs 7.8 Missing information [details] Overall 5.2 vs 4.7

Screen

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia E72
	Screen size	2.5"	vs	2.4"	Very small screens
	Screen resolution	360x480	vs	240x320	Low resolution screens
	Screen PPI	243 PPI	vs	166 PPI	The BlackBerry Bold 9790's screen is somewhat sharp, but the E72's is poor likely resulting in pixelation
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	TFT LCD	Both have LCD screens, fairly common
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	None

Processing power

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia E72
	Frequency	1.0 GHz	vs	600 MHz	The BlackBerry Bold 9790's has an average speed processor, but the E72 is slower than most
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Single core	Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
	RAM	768 MB	vs	128 MB	Average amount of RAM for running apps

Battery

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia E72
	Talk time	5.2 hours	vs	12.5 hours	The E72 has good talk time, but the BlackBerry Bold 9790 is poor
	Standby time	18 days	vs	20 days	Average standby time
	Battery capacity	1,230 mAh	vs	1,500 mAh	The E72 has average battery capacity, but the BlackBerry Bold 9790's is really low
	Technology	Unknown	vs	Lithium Ion

Size

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia E72
	Weight	107 g	vs	128 g	The BlackBerry Bold 9790 is quite light, but the E72 is heavier
	Thickness	11 mm	vs	10 mm	Average thickness
	Size	60x110x11 mm	vs	58x114x10 mm	Both the E72 and BlackBerry Bold 9790 are quite small
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Photo & Video

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia E72
	Camera	5 MP	vs	5 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	None	vs	0.3 MP
	Movie format	480p	vs	480p @ 15fps	Standard resolution video
	Video out	None	vs	None	Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Keyboard & keypad

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia E72
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	QWERTY keyboard	vs	QWERTY keyboard	Have full keyboards

Storage

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia E72
	Memory card	Micro SDHC, Micro SD	vs	Micro SDHC, Micro SD	Both have memory card slots
	Internal storage	7.8 GB	vs	250 MB	The BlackBerry Bold 9790's has an average amount of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies, but the E72 is below average

Web browsing

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia E72
	Browser benchmark	1,814 ms	vs	Unknown
	Adobe Flash support	No	vs	No	Neither supports Adobe Flash

Network

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia E72
	Network	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	vs	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	3.5G	Standard network technology
	Download speed	2.29 mbps	vs	Unknown
	Upload speed	0.68 mbps	vs	Unknown
	Network latency	233 ms	vs	Unknown
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11g (54 mbps)	The BlackBerry Bold 9790's has average speed wifi, but the E72 is slower than most
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
	NFC	Yes	vs	No	The BlackBerry Bold 9790 supports near field communication (NFC) which can be used for wireless payments and other transactions
	Bluetooth	2.1	vs	2.0	Not the latest bluetooth support

Music

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia E72
	FM Radio	Unknown	vs	Yes
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Sensors

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia E72
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Unknown	vs	Yes
	Compass	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have integrated compasses
	Gyroscope	No	vs	No

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