BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs Huawei Honor 8A Pro

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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: 43 g lighter

    Bold 9790:
    107 g
    Honor 8A Pro:
    150 g
  • Width

    Bold 9790: 13.5 mm narrower

    Bold 9790:
    60 mm
    Honor 8A Pro:
    73.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold 9790: 3.64 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9790:
    2.45 in
    Honor 8A Pro:
    6.09 in
  • Depth

    Honor 8A Pro: 3.4 mm thinner

    Bold 9790:
    11.4 mm
    Honor 8A Pro:
    8 mm
  • Height

    Bold 9790: 46.3 mm shorter

    Bold 9790:
    110 mm
    Honor 8A Pro:
    156.3 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9790:
    2011
    Honor 8A Pro:
    2019

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 +3.4 mm versus Honor 8A Pro
  2. 2. Honor 8A Pro

    Height:
    156.3 mm +46.3 mm versus Bold 9790
    Width:
    73.5 mm +13.5 mm versus Bold 9790
    Depth:
    8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9790

    107 g

  2. 2. Honor 8A Pro

    150 g

    +43 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. Honor 8A Pro

    Screen diagonal:
    6.09 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    19.5:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    91 cm²

Honor 8A Pro has approximately 389.8% 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, Honor 8A Pro, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageBold 9790Honor 8A Pro
64 GB Unknown 3 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. Honor 8A Pro

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 512 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. Honor 8A Pro

    3020 mAh

    +1790 mAh versus Bold 9790

Specifications

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1. Bold 97902. Honor 8A Pro

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9790, Honor 8A Pro.
SpecificationBold 9790Honor 8A Pro
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 60 Х 11.4 mm
  • 156.3 Х 73.5 Х 8 mm
Weight
  • 107 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • LCD
Screen size
  • 2.45" inch
  • 6.09" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 360 px
  • 720 x 1560 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 64 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
NFC
  • Carrier dependent
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9790, Honor 8A Pro.
SpecificationBold 9790Honor 8A Pro
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 18.6 cm2
  • 91.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.2%
  • 79.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 282 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9790, Honor 8A Pro.
SpecificationBold 9790Honor 8A Pro
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • f/1.8
  • PDAF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • 480p
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9790, Honor 8A Pro.
SpecificationBold 9790Honor 8A Pro
Processor CPU
  • Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz
  • Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR GE8320
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9790, Honor 8A Pro.
SpecificationBold 9790Honor 8A Pro
Release date
  • 2011
  • November
  • 2019
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
  • 200 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
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9790, Honor 8A Pro.
SpecificationBold 9790Honor 8A Pro
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Nano-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 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A 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
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • v4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
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, Honor 8A Pro.
SpecificationBold 9790Honor 8A Pro
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9790, Honor 8A Pro.
SpecificationBold 9790Honor 8A Pro
Dop
  • Optical trackpad Also known as RIM BlackBerry Onyx III
  • RIM BlackBerry Bellagio
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity - Also known as Honor 8A