BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs Nokia 6600

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: 15 g lighter

    Bold 9790:
    107 g
    6600:
    122 g
  • Width

    6600: 2 mm narrower

    Bold 9790:
    60 mm
    6600:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    6600: 0.35 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9790:
    2.45 in
    6600:
    2.1 in
  • Depth

    Bold 9790: 12.6 mm thinner

    Bold 9790:
    11.4 mm
    6600:
    24 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9790:
    2011
    6600:
    2003

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 +2 mm versus 6600
    Depth:
    11.4 mm
  2. 2. 6600

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    24 mm +12.6 mm versus Bold 9790

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9790

    107 g

  2. 2. 6600

    122 g

    +15 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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. Bold 9790

    Screen diagonal:
    2.45 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    18.6 cm²
  2. 2. 6600

    6600: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

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

6600: Original memory entry

6 MB

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. 6600

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details MMC · 32 MB included

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

    +380 mAh versus 6600

  2. 2. 6600

    850 mAh

Specifications

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1. Bold 97902. 6600

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9790, 6600.
SpecificationBold 97906600
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 60 Х 11.4 mm
  • 109 Х 58 Х 24 mm
Weight
  • 107 g
  • 122 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.45" inch
  • 2.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 360 px
  • 176 x 208 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 6 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • MMC
  • 32 MB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 850 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Symbian 7.0s
  • Series 60 v2.0 UI
NFC
  • Carrier dependent
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9790, 6600.
SpecificationBold 97906600
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 18.6 cm2
  • 14.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Unknown
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.2%
  • 22.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9790, 6600.
SpecificationBold 97906600
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Unknown
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 480p
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9790, 6600.
SpecificationBold 97906600
Processor CPU
  • Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz
  • 104 MHz ARM 9
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9790, 6600.
SpecificationBold 97906600
Release date
  • 2011
  • November
  • 2003
  • Q4
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Light Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
Unknown
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 150 h - 240 h Talking time- Up to 2 h - 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9790, 6600.
SpecificationBold 97906600
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 6
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
Unknown
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 1.1
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)
  • SAR - 0.61 W/kg (head) 0.44 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.44 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold 9790, 6600.
SpecificationBold 97906600
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 5-way joystick navigation -Selectable themes
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9790, 6600.
SpecificationBold 97906600
Dop
  • Optical trackpad Also known as RIM BlackBerry Onyx III
  • RIM BlackBerry Bellagio
  • Infrared port - Mono audio player -Predictive text input