BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs Nokia N75

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: 16.5 g lighter

    Bold 9790:
    107 g
    N75:
    123.5 g
  • Width

    N75: 8 mm narrower

    Bold 9790:
    60 mm
    N75:
    52 mm
  • Depth

    Bold 9790: 8.6 mm thinner

    Bold 9790:
    11.4 mm
    N75:
    20 mm
  • Height

    N75: 15 mm shorter

    Bold 9790:
    110 mm
    N75:
    95 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9790:
    2011
    N75:
    2006

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 +15 mm versus N75
    Width:
    60 mm +8 mm versus N75
    Depth:
    11.4 mm
  2. 2. N75

    Height:
    95 mm
    Width:
    52 mm
    Depth:
    20 mm +8.6 mm versus Bold 9790

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9790

    107 g

  2. 2. N75

    123.5 g

    +16.5 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. N75

    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 N75.

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

N75: Original memory entry

40 MB · 64 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. N75

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (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

    +430 mAh versus N75

  2. 2. N75

    800 mAh

Specifications

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1. Bold 97902. N75

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9790, N75.
SpecificationBold 9790N75
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 60 Х 11.4 mm
  • 95 Х 52 Х 20 mm
Weight
  • 107 g
  • 123.5 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
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
  • 40 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Symbian OS 9.1
  • S60 rel. 3.0u
NFC
  • Carrier dependent
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9790, N75.
SpecificationBold 9790N75
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
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%
  • 36.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9790, N75.
SpecificationBold 9790N75
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9790, N75.
SpecificationBold 9790N75
Processor CPU
  • Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz
  • 220 MHz Dual ARM 9
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9790, N75.
SpecificationBold 9790N75
Release date
  • 2011
  • November
  • 2006
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Chocolate Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
  • 260 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 200 h (2G) / 192 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h (2G) / 2 h 12 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9790, N75.
SpecificationBold 9790N75
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 11
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 11
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Pop-Port 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
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 - 0.43 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.68 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold 9790, N75.
SpecificationBold 9790N75
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Second external 256K colors display (160 x 128 pixels) -Downloadable themes
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9790, N75.
SpecificationBold 9790N75
Dop
  • Optical trackpad Also known as RIM BlackBerry Onyx III
  • RIM BlackBerry Bellagio
  • Infrared port - WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Predictive text input -Voice command/dial -Organizer -Printing -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Photo/video editor