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BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs BLU Life View

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: 113 g lighter

      Bold 9790:
      107 g
      Life View:
      220 g

    • Width

      Bold 9790: 22.5 mm narrower

      Bold 9790:
      60 mm
      Life View:
      82.5 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Bold 9790: 3.25 in smaller diagonal

      Bold 9790:
      2.45 in
      Life View:
      5.7 in

    • Depth

      Life View: 2.5 mm thinner

      Bold 9790:
      11.4 mm
      Life View:
      8.9 mm

    • Height

      Bold 9790: 51 mm shorter

      Bold 9790:
      110 mm
      Life View:
      161 mm

    • Release year

      Bold 9790:
      2011
      Life View:
      2013

    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 9790

      Height:
      110 mm
      Width:
      60 mm
      Depth:
      11.4 mm +2.5 mm versus Life View

    2. 2. Life View

      Height:
      161 mm +51 mm versus Bold 9790
      Width:
      82.5 mm +22.5 mm versus Bold 9790
      Depth:
      8.9 mm

    Weight

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

    1. 1. Bold 9790

      107 g

    2. 2. Life View

      220 g

      +113 g versus Bold 9790

    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. Life View

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

    Life View has approximately 381.8% 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.

    Recorded RAM for Bold 9790, Life View, compared at the same storage capacity.
    StorageBold 9790Life View
    16 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
    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. Bold 9790

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

    2. Life View

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

    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 9790

      1230 mAh

    2. 2. Life View

      2600 mAh

      +1370 mAh versus Bold 9790

    Specifications

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    1. Bold 97902. Life View

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9790, Life View.
    SpecificationBold 9790Life View
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 110 Х 60 Х 11.4 mm
    • 161 Х 82.5 Х 8.9 mm
    Weight
    • 107 g
    • 220 g
    Technology
    • TFT
    • LED-backlit IPS LCD
    Screen size
    • 2.45" inch
    • 5.7" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 480 x 360 px
    • 720 x 1280 px
    Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 8 GB
    • 768 MB RAM
    • 16 GB
    • 1 GB RAM
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
    • No
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 1230 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    • 2600 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • BlackBerry OS 7.0
    • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
    Chipset Unknown
    • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
    NFC
    • Carrier dependent
    		 Unknown
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Bold 9790, Life View.
    SpecificationBold 9790Life View
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 18.6 cm2
    • 89.6 cm2
    Screen format
    • 4:3 (height:width)
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 28.2%
    • 67.4%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 245 PPI
    • 258 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9790, Life View.
    SpecificationBold 9790Life View
    Rear camera, main
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    • 12 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 5 MP
    • AF
    • 12 MP
    • AF
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • LED flash
    • HDR
    Video
    • 480p
    • 1080p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0 MP,
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    Specifications Unknown
    • 5 MP
    Performance
    Performance — specifications for Bold 9790, Life View.
    SpecificationBold 9790Life View
    Processor CPU
    • Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz
    • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
    Graphics processor GPU Unknown
    • PowerVR SGX544
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Bold 9790, Life View.
    SpecificationBold 9790Life View
    Release date
    • 2011
    • November
    • 2013
    • March
    Colors
    • Black
    • White
    • Black
    • White
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 130 EUR
    • 230 EUR
    Battery life
    • 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
    • Stand by time- Up to 980 h (2G) / Up to 920 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 30 h (2G) / Up to 25 h (3G)
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9790, Life View.
    SpecificationBold 9790Life View
    SIM card
    • Mini-SIM
    • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    Network
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
    Speed
    • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
    • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
    GPRS
    • Yes
    • Class 12
    Edge
    • Yes
    • Class 12
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
    • dual-band
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • Wi-Fi Direct
    • hotspot
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • microUSB 2.0
    Bluetooth
    • 2.1
    • A2DP
    • EDR
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    Harmful irradiation
    • SAR - 1.35 W/kg (head) 0.81 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.56 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body)
    		 Unknown
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for Bold 9790, Life View.
    SpecificationBold 9790Life View
    Radio
    • No
    • Stereo FM radio
    Others Unknown
    • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Bold 9790, Life View.
    SpecificationBold 9790Life View
    Dop
    • Optical trackpad Also known as RIM BlackBerry Onyx III
    • RIM BlackBerry Bellagio
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • gyro
    • proximity
    • compass - Also known as BLU L110