BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs Nokia 800 Tough

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: 54 g lighter

    Bold 9790:
    107 g
    800 Tough:
    161 g
  • Width

    Bold 9790: 2.1 mm narrower

    Bold 9790:
    60 mm
    800 Tough:
    62.1 mm
  • Depth

    Bold 9790: 4.7 mm thinner

    Bold 9790:
    11.4 mm
    800 Tough:
    16.1 mm
  • Height

    Bold 9790: 35.4 mm shorter

    Bold 9790:
    110 mm
    800 Tough:
    145.4 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9790:
    2011
    800 Tough:
    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
  2. 2. 800 Tough

    Height:
    145.4 mm +35.4 mm versus Bold 9790
    Width:
    62.1 mm +2.1 mm versus Bold 9790
    Depth:
    16.1 mm +4.7 mm versus Bold 9790

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9790

    107 g

  2. 2. 800 Tough

    161 g

    +54 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. 800 Tough

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²

Bold 9790 has approximately 4.2% more rectangular screen area than 800 Tough.

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

800 Tough: Original memory entry

4GB 512MB

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. 800 Tough

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (uses shared SIM 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. 800 Tough

    2100 mAh

    +870 mAh versus Bold 9790

Specifications

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1. Bold 97902. 800 Tough

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9790, 800 Tough.
SpecificationBold 9790800 Tough
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 60 Х 11.4 mm
  • 145.4 Х 62.1 Х 16.1 mm
Weight
  • 107 g
  • 161 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
  • 256K colors
Screen size
  • 2.45" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 360 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 4GB 512MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2100 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • KaiOS
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8905 Snapdragon 205 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Carrier dependent
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9790, 800 Tough.
SpecificationBold 9790800 Tough
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 18.6 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.2%
  • 19.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9790, 800 Tough.
SpecificationBold 9790800 Tough
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications Unknown
  • No
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9790, 800 Tough.
SpecificationBold 9790800 Tough
Processor CPU
  • Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz
  • Dual-core (2x1.1 GHz Cortex-A7)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 304
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9790, 800 Tough.
SpecificationBold 9790800 Tough
Release date
  • 2011
  • November
  • 2019
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black Steel
  • Desert Sand
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
  • 110 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 1032 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9790, 800 Tough.
SpecificationBold 9790800 Tough
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Single SIM (Nano-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 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - EU LTE band 1(2100)
  • 20(800)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - MENA
  • APAC
  • GCR
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • 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
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.1
  • 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, 800 Tough.
SpecificationBold 9790800 Tough
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9790, 800 Tough.
SpecificationBold 9790800 Tough
Dop
  • Optical trackpad Also known as RIM BlackBerry Onyx III
  • RIM BlackBerry Bellagio
  • SNS applications -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/AAC player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input IP68 water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -MIL-STD-810G compliant -Flashlight