BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs O2 XDA IIs

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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: 103 g lighter

    Bold 9790:
    107 g
    XDA IIs:
    210 g
  • Width

    Bold 9790: 11 mm narrower

    Bold 9790:
    60 mm
    XDA IIs:
    71 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold 9790: 1.05 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9790:
    2.45 in
    XDA IIs:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Bold 9790: 7.6 mm thinner

    Bold 9790:
    11.4 mm
    XDA IIs:
    19 mm
  • Height

    Bold 9790: 15 mm shorter

    Bold 9790:
    110 mm
    XDA IIs:
    125 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9790:
    2011
    XDA IIs:
    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
    Width:
    60 mm
    Depth:
    11.4 mm
  2. 2. XDA IIs

    Height:
    125 mm +15 mm versus Bold 9790
    Width:
    71 mm +11 mm versus Bold 9790
    Depth:
    19 mm +7.6 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 IIs

    210 g

    +103 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 IIs

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

XDA IIs has approximately 104.1% 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 IIs: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 96 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 IIs

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

  2. 2. XDA IIs

    1490 mAh

    +260 mAh versus Bold 9790

Specifications

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1. Bold 97902. XDA IIs

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9790, XDA IIs.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA IIs
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 60 Х 11.4 mm
  • 125 Х 71 Х 19 mm
Weight
  • 107 g
  • 210 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.45" inch
  • 3.5" 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
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 96 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
  • 1490 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
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 IIs.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA IIs
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 18.6 cm2
  • 37.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.2%
  • 42.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 114 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9790, XDA IIs.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA IIs
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, XDA IIs.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA IIs
Processor CPU
  • Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz
  • Intel XScale PXA263 400 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9790, XDA IIs.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA IIs
Release date
  • 2011
  • November
  • 2004
  • Q4
Colors
  • Black
  • White
Unknown
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 168 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9790, XDA IIs.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA IIs
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
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
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 IIs.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA IIs
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9790, XDA IIs.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA IIs
Dop
  • Optical trackpad Also known as RIM BlackBerry Onyx III
  • RIM BlackBerry Bellagio
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -MP3/MP4 player -Voice memo - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek 9090
  • i-mate PDA2k
  • T-Mobile MDA III and Orange SPV M2000.