BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs HTC Desire 626s

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: 31.9 g lighter

    Bold 9790:
    107 g
    Desire 626s:
    138.9 g
  • Width

    Bold 9790: 10.9 mm narrower

    Bold 9790:
    60 mm
    Desire 626s:
    70.9 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold 9790: 2.55 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9790:
    2.45 in
    Desire 626s:
    5 in
  • Depth

    Desire 626s: 3.3 mm thinner

    Bold 9790:
    11.4 mm
    Desire 626s:
    8.1 mm
  • Height

    Bold 9790: 36.8 mm shorter

    Bold 9790:
    110 mm
    Desire 626s:
    146.8 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9790:
    2011
    Desire 626s:
    2015

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 +3.3 mm versus Desire 626s
  2. 2. Desire 626s

    Height:
    146.8 mm +36.8 mm versus Bold 9790
    Width:
    70.9 mm +10.9 mm versus Bold 9790
    Depth:
    8.1 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9790

    107 g

  2. 2. Desire 626s

    138.9 g

    +31.9 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. Desire 626s

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

Desire 626s has approximately 270.8% 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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Bold 9790: Original memory entry

8 GB · 768 MB RAM

Desire 626s: Original memory entry

8 GB · 1 GB RAM8 GB · 1.5 GB RAM (T-Mobile only)

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. Desire 626s

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

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. Desire 626s

    2000 mAh

    +770 mAh versus Bold 9790

Specifications

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1. Bold 97902. Desire 626s

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9790, Desire 626s.
SpecificationBold 9790Desire 626s
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 60 Х 11.4 mm
  • 146.8 Х 70.9 Х 8.1 mm
Weight
  • 107 g
  • 138.9 g
Technology
  • TFT
Unknown
Screen size
  • 2.45" inch
  • 5" 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
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM8 GB
  • 1.5 GB RAM (T-Mobile only)
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
  • upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 7
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Carrier dependent
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9790, Desire 626s.
SpecificationBold 9790Desire 626s
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 18.6 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.2%
  • 66.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9790, Desire 626s.
SpecificationBold 9790Desire 626s
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 2 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Bold 9790, Desire 626s.
SpecificationBold 9790Desire 626s
Processor CPU
  • Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz
  • Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 304
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 384
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 978
GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
  • 635
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9790, Desire 626s.
SpecificationBold 9790Desire 626s
Release date
  • 2011
  • November
  • 2015
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
  • 190 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 540 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 15 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9790, Desire 626s.
SpecificationBold 9790Desire 626s
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 12(700) - T-Mobile
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • 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
  • EDR
  • 4.1
  • 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, Desire 626s.
SpecificationBold 9790Desire 626s
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9790, Desire 626s.
SpecificationBold 9790Desire 626s
Dop
  • Optical trackpad Also known as RIM BlackBerry Onyx III
  • RIM BlackBerry Bellagio
  • Sensors Yes