BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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2.45"
TFT
TFT
480x320
5
MP
MP
768MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1230
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
vs
2.25"
TFT
TFT
360x400
3.1
MP
MP
256MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1150
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? BlackBerry Bold 9790
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
18 Advantages 
2 Advantages | 14 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| TFT LCD |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| +7 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Bold 9790 | Pearl 3G 9100 |
| Other model names | BlackBerry Bold 9790, Bellagio, Onyx III | AT&T BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100, RIM Pearl 2, RIM Stratus |
| Country or region available | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Brand | BlackBerry | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 12/1/2011 | 5/1/2010 |
| Depth | 11.4 millimeters (0.45 inches) | 13.3 millimeters (0.52 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60 x 110 millimeters (2.36 x 4.33 in) | 50 x 108 millimeters (1.97 x 4.25 in) |
| Weight | 107 grams (3.75 ounces) | 93 grams (3.26 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.45" inches | 2.25" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~27.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~30.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x320 pixels | 360x400 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 235 PPI | 239 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 260 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 7.0 | BlackBerry OS 5.0 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | BlackBerry OS 6.0 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Marvell PXA930 | 32bit: Marvell PXA930 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz Marvell Sheeva (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 624MHz Marvell Sheeva (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| RAM memory | 768MB SDRAM | 256MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 8GB (6.1GB available) | 256MB |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/5.76 Mbps | 3.6 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 800/850/1900/2100 | UMTS 850/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2560x1920 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) | QCIF (240x180) |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| HDR | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WMA, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Ambient light sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) JM-1 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1230 mAh | 1150 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5.3 hours | 5 hours |
| Standby | 408 hours (17 days) | 312 hours (13 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | feature not registered | HTML, XHTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White • Optical trackpad • Wi-Fi Mobile Hotspot • HAC • LBS • UMA • Java framework | • Colors: Black, Pink, Purple, White, Red • 2GB microSD included • Touch-sensitive optical trackpad • BlackBerry maps • UMA • HAC (M3) • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |