BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs Orange San Diego

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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

    San Diego: 5 g lighter

    Bold 9780:
    122 g
    San Diego:
    117 g
  • Width

    Bold 9780: 3 mm narrower

    Bold 9780:
    60 mm
    San Diego:
    63 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold 9780: 1.56 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9780:
    2.44 in
    San Diego:
    4 in
  • Depth

    San Diego: 4 mm thinner

    Bold 9780:
    14 mm
    San Diego:
    10 mm
  • Height

    Bold 9780: 14 mm shorter

    Bold 9780:
    109 mm
    San Diego:
    123 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9780:
    2010
    San Diego:
    2012

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
    Width:
    60 mm
    Depth:
    14 mm +4 mm versus San Diego
  2. 2. San Diego

    Height:
    123 mm +14 mm versus Bold 9780
    Width:
    63 mm +3 mm versus Bold 9780
    Depth:
    10 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9780

    122 g

    +5 g versus San Diego

  2. 2. San Diego

    117 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. Bold 9780

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

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    44.1 cm²

San Diego has approximately 139.2% 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

San Diego: Original memory entry

16 GB (12 GB user available) · 1 GB 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. Bold 9780

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

2. San Diego

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

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. Bold 97802. San Diego

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9780, San Diego.
SpecificationBold 9780San Diego
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 14 mm
  • 123 Х 63 Х 10 mm
Weight
  • 122 g
  • 117 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.44" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 360 px
  • 600 x 1024 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 16 GB (12 GB user available)
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 6.0
  • Android 2.3.7 (Gingerbread)
  • upgradable to 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Unknown
  • Intel Atom Z2460
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9780, San Diego.
SpecificationBold 9780San Diego
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 18.4 cm2
  • 45.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.2%
  • 58.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 246 PPI
  • 297 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9780, San Diego.
SpecificationBold 9780San Diego
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9780, San Diego.
SpecificationBold 9780San Diego
Processor CPU
  • 624 MHz
  • 1.6 GHz
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX540
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9780, San Diego.
SpecificationBold 9780San Diego
Release date
  • 2010
  • October
  • 2012
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 190 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 336 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9780, San Diego.
SpecificationBold 9780San Diego
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UMA
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
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, San Diego.
SpecificationBold 9780San Diego
Radio
  • No
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9780, San Diego.
SpecificationBold 9780San Diego
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
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - HDMI port -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Document viewer -Photo editor -Organizer -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input - Previously known as Orange Santa Clara