Updated (September, 2012): Compare the RIM Blackberry Curve 9320 vs BlackBerry Q10

RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790

Runner-up

5.6

vs

6.3

RIM Blackberry Curve 9320

Winner

Reasons to buy the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790

	Multitasking
	Switch between running apps

	Has a touch screen
	Interact using your fingers

	Light-weight
	107 g

	Really small
	60x110x11 mm

Reasons to buy the RIM Blackberry Curve 9320

	Multitasking
	Switch between running apps

	Light-weight
	103 g

	Has a numeric keypad
	Physical numeric keypad

	Built in FM radio
	Listen to music from your favorite stations

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Overview

Keyboard & keypad

10.0

5.5

Winner: RIM Blackberry Curve 9320

[details]

Numeric keypads make dialing phone numbers fast and easy, Physical numeric keypad vs None

Battery

8.2

6.7

Winner: RIM Blackberry Curve 9320

[details]

Around 20% higher capacity battery, 1,450 mAh vs 1,230 mAh
More than 30% more talk time per battery charge, 7 hours vs 5.2 hours

Screen

3.1

4.6

Winner: RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790

[details]

Around 50% crisper display of text, images and video, 243 PPI vs 163 PPI
Around 2.5x higher resolution screen, 360x480 vs 240x320

Web browsing

1.0

1.7

Winner: RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790

[details]

More than 10% faster web browser, 1,814 ms vs 2,058 ms

Size

9.3

9.5

Too close to call

[details]

Light weight

Storage

5.5

Missing information

[details]

Processing power

5.5

Missing information

[details]

Network

6.3

Missing information

[details]

Both have better than average network latency

Photo & Video

7.5

Missing information

[details]

Sensors

7.8

Missing information

[details]

Have assisted GPS

Music

10.0

Missing information

[details]

Overall

6.3

5.6

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RIM
Blackberry Curve 9320

RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9790

Keyboard & keypad

RIM
Blackberry Curve 9320

RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9790

Numeric keypad

Physical numeric keypad

None

The 9320 has a numeric keypad, the BlackBerry Bold 9790 doesn't

Keyboard

QWERTY keyboard

Have full keyboards

Battery

RIM
Blackberry Curve 9320

RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9790

Talk time

7 hours

5.2 hours

Average talk time

Standby time

18 days

Average standby time

Battery capacity

1,450 mAh

1,230 mAh

Average capacity batteries

Technology

Lithium Ion

Unknown

Screen

RIM
Blackberry Curve 9320

RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9790

Screen size

2.4"

2.5"

Very small screens

Screen resolution

240x320

360x480

The BlackBerry Bold 9790's screen has average resolution, but the 9320's screen is very low resolution

Screen PPI

163 PPI

243 PPI

The BlackBerry Bold 9790's screen is somewhat sharp, but the 9320's is poor likely resulting in pixelation

Screen type

TFT LCD

Both have LCD screens, fairly common

Touchscreen type

None

Capacitive

Web browsing

RIM
Blackberry Curve 9320

RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9790

Browser benchmark

2,058 ms

1,814 ms

Somewhat slow web browsers

Adobe Flash support

Neither supports Adobe Flash

Size

RIM
Blackberry Curve 9320

RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9790

Weight

103 g

107 g

Light weight

Thickness

13 mm

11 mm

Average thickness

Size

60x109x12 mm

60x110x11 mm

Average size

Waterproof

Neither are waterproof

Storage

RIM
Blackberry Curve 9320

RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9790

Memory card

Unknown

Micro SDHC, Micro SD

Internal storage

Unknown

7.8 GB

Processing power

RIM
Blackberry Curve 9320

RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9790

Frequency

Unknown

1.0 GHz

Number of cores

Single core

Both have single core cpus which is about the average

RAM

524 MB

768 MB

Average amount of RAM for running apps

Network

RIM
Blackberry Curve 9320

RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9790

Network

HSDPA (7.2 mbps)

Average data speeds

Generation

3.5G

Standard network technology

Download speed

3.03 mbps

2.29 mbps

Average actual download speeds

Upload speed

1.07 mbps

0.68 mbps

Average actual upload speeds

Network latency

194 ms

233 ms

Both have better than average network latency

Wifi

802.11n (150 mbps)

Average wifi speed

Wifi hotspot

Unknown

Yes

NFC

Unknown

Yes

Bluetooth

2.1

Average bluetooth support

Photo & Video

RIM
Blackberry Curve 9320

RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9790

Camera

3.2 MP

5 MP

They both have cameras

Flash

Yes

Both have camera flashes

Secondary Camera

None

Movie format

Unknown

480p

Video out

Unknown

None

Sensors

RIM
Blackberry Curve 9320

RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9790

GPS

Assisted GPS

Have assisted GPS

Accelerometer

Yes

Unknown

Compass

Yes

Both have integrated compasses

Gyroscope

Music

RIM
Blackberry Curve 9320

RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9790

FM Radio

Yes

Unknown

FM Transmitter

Neither have built-in FM transmitters

Headphone jack

3.5 mm

Both have a headphone jack

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Reasons to buy the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790

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Overview

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Keyboard & keypad

Battery

Screen

Web browsing

Size

Storage

Processing power

Network

Photo & Video

Sensors

Music

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