BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs ZTE Axon 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: 33 g lighter

    Bold 9790:
    107 g
    Axon mini:
    140 g
  • Width

    Bold 9790: 10 mm narrower

    Bold 9790:
    60 mm
    Axon mini:
    70 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold 9790: 2.75 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9790:
    2.45 in
    Axon mini:
    5.2 in
  • Depth

    Axon mini: 3.5 mm thinner

    Bold 9790:
    11.4 mm
    Axon mini:
    7.9 mm
  • Height

    Bold 9790: 33.5 mm shorter

    Bold 9790:
    110 mm
    Axon mini:
    143.5 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9790:
    2011
    Axon mini:
    2015

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 +3.5 mm versus Axon mini
  2. 2. Axon mini

    Height:
    143.5 mm +33.5 mm versus Bold 9790
    Width:
    70 mm +10 mm versus Bold 9790
    Depth:
    7.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9790

    107 g

  2. 2. Axon mini

    140 g

    +33 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. Axon mini

    Screen diagonal:
    5.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    74.5 cm²

Axon mini has approximately 301% 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.

Recorded RAM for Bold 9790, Axon mini, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageBold 9790Axon mini
32 GB Unknown 3 GB RAM
Bold 9790: Original memory entry

8 GB · 768 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. Axon mini

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 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. Axon mini

    2800 mAh

    +1570 mAh versus Bold 9790

Specifications

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1. Bold 97902. Axon mini

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9790, Axon mini.
SpecificationBold 9790Axon mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 60 Х 11.4 mm
  • 143.5 Х 70 Х 7.9 mm
Weight
  • 107 g
  • 140 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 2.45" inch
  • 5.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 360 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2800 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8939v2 Snapdragon 616 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Carrier dependent
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9790, Axon mini.
SpecificationBold 9790Axon mini
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 18.6 cm2
  • 74.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.2%
  • 74.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 424 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9790, Axon mini.
SpecificationBold 9790Axon mini
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • PDAF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 480p
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 8 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Bold 9790, Axon mini.
SpecificationBold 9790Axon mini
Processor CPU
  • Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz
  • Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 405
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 36250
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 644
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 2003
GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
  • 2062
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9790, Axon mini.
SpecificationBold 9790Axon mini
Release date
  • 2011
  • November
  • 2015
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
  • Chromium Silver
  • Rose Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
  • 300 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 450 h Talking time- Up to 20 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9790, Axon mini.
SpecificationBold 9790Axon mini
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
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, Axon mini.
SpecificationBold 9790Axon mini
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 3D Touch display (only ZTE Axon mini Premium) -MiFavor 3.2
  • 32-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9790, Axon mini.
SpecificationBold 9790Axon mini
Dop
  • Optical trackpad Also known as RIM BlackBerry Onyx III
  • RIM BlackBerry Bellagio
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass