BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs O2 XDA II mini

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: 43 g lighter

    Bold 9790:
    107 g
    XDA II mini:
    150 g
  • Width

    XDA II mini: 2 mm narrower

    Bold 9790:
    60 mm
    XDA II mini:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold 9790: 0.35 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9790:
    2.45 in
    XDA II mini:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    Bold 9790: 6.6 mm thinner

    Bold 9790:
    11.4 mm
    XDA II mini:
    18 mm
  • Height

    XDA II mini: 2 mm shorter

    Bold 9790:
    110 mm
    XDA II mini:
    108 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9790:
    2011
    XDA II mini:
    2004

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 +2 mm versus XDA II mini
    Width:
    60 mm +2 mm versus XDA II mini
    Depth:
    11.4 mm
  2. 2. XDA II mini

    Height:
    108 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +6.6 mm versus Bold 9790

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9790

    107 g

  2. 2. XDA II mini

    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. XDA II mini

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

XDA II mini has approximately 30.6% 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

XDA II mini: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 64 MB ROM

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. XDA II mini

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details MMC/SDIO

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

    +30 mAh versus XDA II mini

  2. 2. XDA II mini

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Bold 97902. XDA II mini

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9790, XDA II mini.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA II mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 60 Х 11.4 mm
  • 108 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 107 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.45" inch
  • 2.8" 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
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • MMC/SDIO
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE PocketPC
NFC
  • Carrier dependent
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9790, XDA II mini.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA II mini
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 18.6 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.2%
  • 38.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9790, XDA II mini.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA II mini
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 480p
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9790, XDA II mini.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA II mini
Processor CPU
  • Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz
  • Intel PXA272 416 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9790, XDA II mini.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA II mini
Release date
  • 2011
  • November
  • 2004
  • Q4
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Stylish black
  • Silver
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 180 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9790, XDA II mini.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA II mini
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 10
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
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • Yes
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, XDA II mini.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA II mini
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9790, XDA II mini.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA II mini
Dop
  • Optical trackpad Also known as RIM BlackBerry Onyx III
  • RIM BlackBerry Bellagio
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek S100
  • i-mate JAM and T-Mobile MDA Compact.