BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs O2 XDA Atom Life

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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 9780: 23 g lighter

    Bold 9780:
    122 g
    XDA Atom Life:
    145 g
  • Width

    XDA Atom Life: 2 mm narrower

    Bold 9780:
    60 mm
    XDA Atom Life:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold 9780: 0.26 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9780:
    2.44 in
    XDA Atom Life:
    2.7 in
  • Depth

    Bold 9780: 4 mm thinner

    Bold 9780:
    14 mm
    XDA Atom Life:
    18 mm
  • Height

    XDA Atom Life: 3 mm shorter

    Bold 9780:
    109 mm
    XDA Atom Life:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9780:
    2010
    XDA Atom Life:
    2007

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. Bold 9780

    Height:
    109 mm +3 mm versus XDA Atom Life
    Width:
    60 mm +2 mm versus XDA Atom Life
    Depth:
    14 mm
  2. 2. XDA Atom Life

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +4 mm versus Bold 9780

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9780

    122 g

  2. 2. XDA Atom Life

    145 g

    +23 g versus Bold 9780

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. Bold 9780

    Screen diagonal:
    2.44 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    18.4 cm²
  2. 2. XDA Atom Life

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

XDA Atom Life has approximately 22.4% more rectangular screen area than Bold 9780.

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.

Bold 9780: Original memory entry

256 MB · 512 MB RAM

XDA Atom Life: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 1 GB ROM

Practical features

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

1. Bold 9780

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

2. XDA Atom Life

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

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. Bold 9780

    1500 mAh

  2. 2. XDA Atom Life

    1530 mAh

    +30 mAh versus Bold 9780

Specifications

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1. Bold 97802. XDA Atom Life

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9780, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationBold 9780XDA Atom Life
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 14 mm
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 122 g
  • 145 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.44" inch
  • 2.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 360 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 6.0
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9780, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationBold 9780XDA Atom Life
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
Unknown
Screen area
  • 18.4 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.2%
  • 36.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 246 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9780, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationBold 9780XDA Atom Life
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9780, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationBold 9780XDA Atom Life
Processor CPU
  • 624 MHz
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 620 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9780, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationBold 9780XDA Atom Life
Release date
  • 2010
  • October
  • 2007
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 250 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 528 h (2G) / Up to 408 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9780, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationBold 9780XDA Atom Life
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UMA
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.41 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 0.40 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold 9780, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationBold 9780XDA Atom Life
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9780, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationBold 9780XDA Atom Life
Dop
  • BlackBerry maps -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+ -Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Optical trackpad - Previously rumored as BlackBerry Onyx II 9780
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player