BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs T-Mobile MDA Vario IV

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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: 58 g lighter

    Bold 9790:
    107 g
    MDA Vario IV:
    165 g
  • Width

    MDA Vario IV: 9 mm narrower

    Bold 9790:
    60 mm
    MDA Vario IV:
    51 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold 9790: 0.35 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9790:
    2.45 in
    MDA Vario IV:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    Bold 9790: 6.7 mm thinner

    Bold 9790:
    11.4 mm
    MDA Vario IV:
    18.1 mm
  • Height

    MDA Vario IV: 8 mm shorter

    Bold 9790:
    110 mm
    MDA Vario IV:
    102 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9790:
    2011
    MDA Vario IV:
    2008

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 +8 mm versus MDA Vario IV
    Width:
    60 mm +9 mm versus MDA Vario IV
    Depth:
    11.4 mm
  2. 2. MDA Vario IV

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    51 mm
    Depth:
    18.1 mm +6.7 mm versus Bold 9790

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9790

    107 g

  2. 2. MDA Vario IV

    165 g

    +58 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. MDA Vario IV

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

MDA Vario IV 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

MDA Vario IV: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 512 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. MDA Vario IV

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

  2. 2. MDA Vario IV

    1340 mAh

    +110 mAh versus Bold 9790

Specifications

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1. Bold 97902. MDA Vario IV

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9790, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationBold 9790MDA Vario IV
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 60 Х 11.4 mm
  • 102 Х 51 Х 18.1 mm
Weight
  • 107 g
  • 165 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.45" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 360 px
  • 480 x 640 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
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
  • 1340 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7201A
NFC
  • Carrier dependent
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9790, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationBold 9790MDA Vario IV
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%
  • 46.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 286 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9790, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationBold 9790MDA Vario IV
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9790, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationBold 9790MDA Vario IV
Processor CPU
  • Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 130
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9790, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationBold 9790MDA Vario IV
Release date
  • 2011
  • November
  • 2008
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
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 406 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9790, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationBold 9790MDA Vario IV
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
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
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 - 1.34 W/kg (head) 0.87 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold 9790, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationBold 9790MDA Vario IV
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • TouchFLO 3D finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9790, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationBold 9790MDA Vario IV
Dop
  • Optical trackpad Also known as RIM BlackBerry Onyx III
  • RIM BlackBerry Bellagio
  • Sensors Accelerometer TV-out (cable not included) -Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player -Predictive text input