BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs BlackBerry Classic

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: 70 g lighter

  Bold 9790:

  107 g

  Classic:

  177 g

• Width

  Bold 9790: 12.4 mm narrower

  Bold 9790:

  60 mm

  Classic:

  72.4 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Bold 9790: 1.05 in smaller diagonal

  Bold 9790:

  2.45 in

  Classic:

  3.5 in

• Depth

  Classic: 1.2 mm thinner

  Bold 9790:

  11.4 mm

  Classic:

  10.2 mm

• Height

  Bold 9790: 21 mm shorter

  Bold 9790:

  110 mm

  Classic:

  131 mm

• Release year

  Bold 9790:

  2011

  Classic:

  2014

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 9790

   Height:

   110 mm

   Width:

   60 mm

   Depth:

   11.4 mm +1.2 mm versus Classic

2. 2. Classic

   Height:

   131 mm +21 mm versus Bold 9790

   Width:

   72.4 mm +12.4 mm versus Bold 9790

   Depth:

   10.2 mm

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 9790

   Screen diagonal:

   2.45 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   18.6 cm²

2. 2. Classic

   Screen diagonal:

   3.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   1:1

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   39.5 cm²

Classic has approximately 112.6% 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.

Practical features

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Battery capacity

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