RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs. RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 Updated (September, 2012): Compare the BlackBerry Q10 vs RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 6.1 Winner RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790 Reasons to buy the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790 Has a touch screen Interact using your fingers No multitasking When you switch apps the previous app is closed Wifi hotspot Share your phone's Internet connection with wifi devices NFC Support Enables payment by phone and other wireless communications Average speed wifi 802.11n (150 mbps) Average size 60x110x11 mm Average upload speed 1.08 mbps Light-weight 107 g Average resolution 5 MP Average amount of internal storage 7.8 GB Slower web browser performance 1,738 ms Average download speed 2.72 mbps Thin 11 mm Minimal latency 236 ms 5.0 Runner-up RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 "Gone is the wide, masculine body, and in its place is a more svelte, compact smartphone." reviews.cnet.com | talking about the BlackBerry Bold 9700's form-factor "The Bold 9700's next-gen 624MHz processor certainly delivered, as the smartphone felt snappy." reviews.cnet.com | talking about the BlackBerry Bold 9700's processor Reasons to buy the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 Average battery capacity 1,500 mAh Average talk time 6 hours

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Overview

Storage 5.5 vs 1.5 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790 [details] Around 31.5x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies, 7.8 GB vs 256 MB Network 6.7 vs 3.5 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790 [details] Built in wifi hotspot lets you wirelessly share your Internet connection with wifi devices Supports wireless payment and other transactions using NFC Higher bandwidth streaming at hotspots (around 3x faster), 802.11n (150 mbps) vs 802.11g (54 mbps) Battery 6.7 vs 8.0 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 [details] More than 20% higher capacity battery, 1,500 mAh vs 1,230 mAh Around 20% more talk time per battery charge, 6 hours vs 5.2 hours Size 9.5 vs 8.2 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790 [details] Around 20% smaller, 60x110x11 mm vs 60x109x14 mm More than 10% lighter, 107 g vs 122 g Around 20% thinner, 11 mm vs 14 mm Keyboard & keypad 5.5 vs 5.5 Too close to call [details] Have full keyboards Neither has a numeric keypad Screen 4.6 vs 4.6 Too close to call [details] Low resolution screens Very small screens Web browsing 4.1 vs 3.9 Too close to call [details] Somewhat slow web browsers Sensors - vs - Missing information [details] Have assisted GPS Music - vs 1.0 Missing information [details] Processing power 5.5 vs - Missing information [details] Photo & Video 7.5 vs - Missing information [details] Overall 6.1 vs 5.0

Storage

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700
	Memory card	Micro SDHC, Micro SD	vs	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	Both have memory card slots
	Internal storage	7.8 GB	vs	256 MB	Average amount of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies

Network

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700
	Network	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	vs	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	3.5G	Standard network technology
	Download speed	2.72 mbps	vs	1.58 mbps	The BlackBerry Bold 9790 has average actual download speeds, but the BlackBerry Bold 9700's is slow
	Upload speed	1.08 mbps	vs	0.28 mbps	The BlackBerry Bold 9790 has average actual upload speeds, but the BlackBerry Bold 9700's is slow
	Network latency	236 ms	vs	262 ms	The BlackBerry Bold 9790 has great network latency but the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is average
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11g (54 mbps)	The BlackBerry Bold 9790's has average speed wifi, but the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is slower than most
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	No	The BlackBerry Bold 9790 has a wifi hotspot to share it's Internet connection with other wifi devices
	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	Average bluetooth support

Battery

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700
	Talk time	5.2 hours	vs	6 hours	Average talk time
	Standby time	18 days	vs	19 days	Average standby time
	Battery capacity	1,230 mAh	vs	1,500 mAh	Average capacity batteries
	Technology	Unknown	vs	Lithium Ion

Size

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700
	Weight	107 g	vs	122 g	The BlackBerry Bold 9790 is quite light, but the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is heavier
	Thickness	11 mm	vs	14 mm	Average thickness
	Size	60x110x11 mm	vs	60x109x14 mm	The BlackBerry Bold 9790 is of average size, but the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is large
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Keyboard & keypad

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	QWERTY keyboard	vs	QWERTY keyboard	Have full keyboards

Screen

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700
	Screen size	2.5"	vs	2.4"	Very small screens
	Screen resolution	360x480	vs	360x480	Low resolution screens
	Screen PPI	243 PPI	vs	244 PPI	Average display of text, images and video
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	TFT LCD	Both have LCD screens, fairly common
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	None

Web browsing

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700
	Browser benchmark	1,738 ms	vs	2,070 ms	Somewhat slow web browsers
	Adobe Flash support	No	vs	No	Neither supports Adobe Flash

Sensors

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Unknown	vs	No
	Compass	Yes	vs	Unknown
	Gyroscope	No	vs	No

Music

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700
	FM Radio	Unknown	vs	No
	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

Processing power

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700
	Frequency	1.0 GHz	vs	Unknown
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Single core	Both have single core cpus which is about the average
	RAM	768 MB	vs	Unknown

Photo & Video

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700
	Camera	5 MP	vs	3.2 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	None	vs	None
	Movie format	480p	vs	Unknown
	Video out	None	vs	None	Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

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