BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs O2 XDA Orion

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.

  • Width

    XDA Orion: 14 mm narrower

    Bold 9790:
    60 mm
    XDA Orion:
    46 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Orion: 0.25 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9790:
    2.45 in
    XDA Orion:
    2.2 in
  • Depth

    Bold 9790: 6.1 mm thinner

    Bold 9790:
    11.4 mm
    XDA Orion:
    17.5 mm
  • Height

    XDA Orion: 2.5 mm shorter

    Bold 9790:
    110 mm
    XDA Orion:
    107.5 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9790:
    2011
    XDA Orion:
    2005

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 +2.5 mm versus XDA Orion
    Width:
    60 mm +14 mm versus XDA Orion
    Depth:
    11.4 mm
  2. 2. XDA Orion

    Height:
    107.5 mm
    Width:
    46 mm
    Depth:
    17.5 mm +6.1 mm versus Bold 9790

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9790

    107 g

    +1 g versus XDA Orion

  2. 2. XDA Orion

    106 g

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 Orion

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

Bold 9790 has approximately 24% more rectangular screen area than XDA Orion.

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 Orion: 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 Orion

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

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

    +80 mAh versus XDA Orion

  2. 2. XDA Orion

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Bold 97902. XDA Orion

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9790, XDA Orion.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA Orion
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 60 Х 11.4 mm
  • 107.5 Х 46 Х 17.5 mm
Weight
  • 107 g
  • 106 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.45" inch
  • 2.2" 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)
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 850
NFC
  • Carrier dependent
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9790, XDA Orion.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA Orion
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 18.6 cm2
  • 15.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.2%
  • 30.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 182 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9790, XDA Orion.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA Orion
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 Orion.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA Orion
Processor CPU
  • Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9790, XDA Orion.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA Orion
Release date
  • 2011
  • November
  • 2005
  • October
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 150 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9790, XDA Orion.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA Orion
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
  • Class 10
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
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 1.2
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 Orion.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA Orion
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9790, XDA Orion.
SpecificationBold 9790XDA Orion
Dop
  • Optical trackpad Also known as RIM BlackBerry Onyx III
  • RIM BlackBerry Bellagio
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input -Organizer -Voice memo - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek 8310 and i-mate SP5. Also known as O2 XDA IQ