Acer M900 vs BlackBerry Bold 9790

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    Bold 9790: 81 g lighter

    M900:
    188 g
    Bold 9790:
    107 g
  • Width

    Bold 9790: 2 mm narrower

    M900:
    62 mm
    Bold 9790:
    60 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold 9790: 1.35 in smaller diagonal

    M900:
    3.8 in
    Bold 9790:
    2.45 in
  • Depth

    Bold 9790: 5.7 mm thinner

    M900:
    17.1 mm
    Bold 9790:
    11.4 mm
  • Height

    Bold 9790: 9 mm shorter

    M900:
    119 mm
    Bold 9790:
    110 mm
  • Release year

    M900:
    2009
    Bold 9790:
    2011

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. M900

    Height:
    119 mm +9 mm versus Bold 9790
    Width:
    62 mm +2 mm versus Bold 9790
    Depth:
    17.1 mm +5.7 mm versus Bold 9790
  2. 2. Bold 9790

    Height:
    110 mm
    Width:
    60 mm
    Depth:
    11.4 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. M900

    188 g

    +81 g versus Bold 9790

  2. 2. Bold 9790

    107 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. M900

    Screen diagonal:
    3.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    41.1 cm²
  2. 2. Bold 9790

    Screen diagonal:
    2.45 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    18.6 cm²

M900 has approximately 121.1% more rectangular screen area than Bold 9790.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

M900: Original memory entry

Super AMOLED

Bold 9790: Original memory entry

8 GB · 768 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. M900

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
See details panorama
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. Bold 9790

NFC:
See details Carrier dependent
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. M900

    1530 mAh

    +300 mAh versus Bold 9790

  2. 2. Bold 9790

    1230 mAh

Specifications

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1. M9002. Bold 9790

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for M900, Bold 9790.
SpecificationM900Bold 9790
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 119 Х 62 Х 17.1 mm
  • 110 Х 60 Х 11.4 mm
Weight
  • 188 g
  • 107 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.8" inch
  • 2.45" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 480 x 360 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • Super AMOLED
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Carrier dependent
Headphone jack
  • panorama
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for M900, Bold 9790.
SpecificationM900Bold 9790
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 41.1 cm2
  • 18.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.7%
  • 28.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 246 PPI
  • 245 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for M900, Bold 9790.
SpecificationM900Bold 9790
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for M900, Bold 9790.
SpecificationM900Bold 9790
Processor CPU
  • 533 MHz Samsung S3C 6410
  • Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for M900, Bold 9790.
SpecificationM900Bold 9790
Release date
  • 2009
  • February
  • 2011
  • November
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 250 EUR
  • 130 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 470 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 408 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 5 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 20 min (3G) Music play - Up to 33 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for M900, Bold 9790.
SpecificationM900Bold 9790
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
GPS
  • Yes
  • SiRF Star III chipset
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.43 W/kg (head) 0.92 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 1.35 W/kg (head) 0.81 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.56 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for M900, Bold 9790.
SpecificationM900Bold 9790
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for M900, Bold 9790.
SpecificationM900Bold 9790
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted) Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player -Predictive text input
  • Optical trackpad Also known as RIM BlackBerry Onyx III
  • RIM BlackBerry Bellagio