BlackBerry 7290 vs Motorola A1260

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

    A1260: 19 g lighter

    7290:
    139 g
    A1260:
    120 g
  • Width

    A1260: 20 mm narrower

    7290:
    74.5 mm
    A1260:
    54.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    7290: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    7290:
    2.6 in
    A1260:
    3 in
  • Depth

    A1260: 3.5 mm thinner

    7290:
    22 mm
    A1260:
    18.5 mm
  • Height

    A1260: 6.1 mm shorter

    7290:
    113 mm
    A1260:
    106.9 mm
  • Release year

    7290:
    2004
    A1260:
    2010

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. 7290

    Height:
    113 mm +6.1 mm versus A1260
    Width:
    74.5 mm +20 mm versus A1260
    Depth:
    22 mm +3.5 mm versus A1260
  2. 2. A1260

    Height:
    106.9 mm
    Width:
    54.5 mm
    Depth:
    18.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. 7290

    139 g

    +19 g versus A1260

  2. 2. A1260

    120 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. 7290

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.1 cm²
  2. 2. A1260

    Screen diagonal:
    3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    25.6 cm²

A1260 has approximately 27.3% more rectangular screen area than 7290.

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.

7290: Original memory entry

32 MB · 4 MB RAM

A1260: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 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. 7290

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
No

2. A1260

NFC:
Unknown
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.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. 72902. A1260

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 7290, A1260.
Specification7290A1260
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 113 Х 74.5 Х 22 mm
  • 106.9 Х 54.5 Х 18.5 mm
Weight
  • 139 g
  • 120 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.6" inch
  • 3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 160 px
  • 240 x 400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 MB
  • 4 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1130 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Android 1.6 (Donut)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for 7290, A1260.
Specification7290A1260
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
Unknown
Screen area
  • 20.1 cm2
  • 25.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 23.9%
  • 44.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 111 PPI
  • 155 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 7290, A1260.
Specification7290A1260
Rear camera, main
  • 0 MP,
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs Unknown
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Video Unknown
  • CIF@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for 7290, A1260.
Specification7290A1260
Processor CPU Unknown
  • Marvell PXA935 624 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for 7290, A1260.
Specification7290A1260
Release date
  • 2004
  • Q4
  • 2010
  • November
Colors
  • Cosmos Black
  • Satin Blue
  • Steel Blue
  • Gray
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 210 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 220 h Talking time- Up to 5 h 50 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 7290, A1260.
Specification7290A1260
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 7290, A1260.
Specification7290A1260
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for 7290, A1260.
Specification7290A1260
Dop
  • Organizer
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input