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Overview

Keyboard & keypad 5.5 vs 1.0 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790 [details] A physical keyboard is great for emailing and typing in general, QWERTY keyboard vs None Processing power 5.4 vs 7.2 Winner: Nokia Lumia 800 [details] More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (40% faster), 1.4 GHz vs 1.0 GHz Network 6.4 vs 5.6 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790 [details] Supports wireless payment and other transactions using NFC Screen 5.2 vs 5.8 Winner: Nokia Lumia 800 [details] More than 2x larger screen, 3.7" vs 2.5" More than 2x higher resolution screen, 800x480 vs 360x480 Almost the same, 252 PPI vs 243 PPI Storage 1.5 vs 1.9 Winner: Nokia Lumia 800 [details] More than 2x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies, 16 GB vs 7.8 GB Photo & Video 7.2 vs 7.5 Winner: Nokia Lumia 800 [details] Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video, 720p @ 30fps vs 480p Battery 4.3 vs 4.5 Winner: Nokia Lumia 800 [details] More than 80% more talk time per battery charge, 9.5 hours vs 5.2 hours Around 20% higher capacity battery, 1,450 mAh vs 1,230 mAh Size 7.5 vs 7.3 Too close to call [details] Web browsing 4.2 vs 4.5 Too close to call [details] Somewhat slow web browsers Neither supports Adobe Flash Music - vs 7.0 Missing information [details] Sensors - vs 7.8 Missing information [details] Overall 5.2 vs 5.0

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RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790		Nokia Lumia 800

Keyboard & keypad

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia Lumia 800
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	QWERTY keyboard	vs	None	The BlackBerry Bold 9790 has a full keyboard, the Lumia 800 doesn't have a keyboard at all

Processing power

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia Lumia 800
	Frequency	1.0 GHz	vs	1.4 GHz	The Lumia 800 has a powerful processor, but the BlackBerry Bold 9790 is just average
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Single core	Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
	RAM	768 MB	vs	512 MB	Average amount of RAM for running apps

Network

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia Lumia 800
	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	3.33 mbps	The Lumia 800 has average actual download speeds, but the BlackBerry Bold 9790's is slow
	Upload speed	0.68 mbps	vs	1.39 mbps	The Lumia 800 has average actual upload speeds, but the BlackBerry Bold 9790's is slow
	Network latency	233 ms	vs	177 ms	Average network latencies
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11n (150 mbps)	Average wifi speed
	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	2.1	Not the latest bluetooth support

Screen

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia Lumia 800
	Screen size	2.5"	vs	3.7"	The Lumia 800 has an average sized screen, but the screen on the BlackBerry Bold 9790 is very small
	Screen resolution	360x480	vs	800x480	The Lumia 800's screen has average resolution, but the BlackBerry Bold 9790's screen is very low resolution
	Screen PPI	243 PPI	vs	252 PPI	Average display of text, images and video
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	AMOLED	OLED screens are generally bright and vivid
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Storage

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia Lumia 800
	Memory card	Micro SDHC, Micro SD	vs	None	The BlackBerry Bold 9790 has a memory card slot which is great for increasing your phone's storage for photos, videos and music
	Internal storage	7.8 GB	vs	16 GB	Average amount of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies

Photo & Video

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia Lumia 800
	Camera	5 MP	vs	8 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	None	vs	None
	Movie format	480p	vs	720p @ 30fps	Poor movies
	Video out	None	vs	None	Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Battery

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia Lumia 800
	Talk time	5.2 hours	vs	9.5 hours	The Lumia 800 has average talk time per battery charge, but the BlackBerry Bold 9790's talk time is really poor
	Standby time	18 days	vs	14 days	Average standby time
	Battery capacity	1,230 mAh	vs	1,450 mAh	Lower capacity batteries
	Technology	Unknown	vs	Lithium Ion

Size

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia Lumia 800
	Weight	107 g	vs	142 g	The BlackBerry Bold 9790 is quite light, but the Lumia 800 is heavier
	Thickness	11 mm	vs	12 mm	Average thickness
	Size	60x110x11 mm	vs	61x116x12 mm	The BlackBerry Bold 9790 is fairly small, but the Lumia 800 is not far behind
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Web browsing

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia Lumia 800
	Browser benchmark	1,814 ms	vs	1,369 ms	Somewhat slow web browsers
	Adobe Flash support	No	vs	No	Neither supports Adobe Flash

Music

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			Nokia Lumia 800
	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 Lumia 800
	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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