Screen size
Bold 97902.5"
Q5Winner: 3.1"+21%
Quick verdict
Q5 leads the measured specs 9-1.
Measured wins
Bold 9790
1
spec wins
Ties
7
equal specs
Q5
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Bold 9790
GSM / HSPA
Q5
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Bold 9790
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q5
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands
Bold 9790
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800, HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Q5
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3
Speed
Bold 9790
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
equal specsMain camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Q5
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
4G bands
Bold 9790
-
Q5
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQR100-1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQR100-2
Announced
Bold 9790
2011, November. Released 2011, December
Q5
2013, May. Released 2013, June
Status
Bold 9790
Discontinued
Q5
Discontinued
Dimensions
Bold 9790
110 x 60 x 11.4 mm (4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
Q5
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Weight
Bold 9790
107 g (3.77 oz)
Q5
120 g (4.23 oz)
Keyboard
Bold 9790
QWERTY
Q5
QWERTY
SIM
Bold 9790
Mini-SIM
Q5
Micro-SIM
Other
Bold 9790
Optical trackpad
Q5
-
Type
Bold 9790
TFT
Q5
IPS LCD
Size
Bold 9790
2.45 inches, 18.6 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Q5
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Bold 9790
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~245 ppi density)
Q5
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Bold 9790
BlackBerry OS 7.0
Q5
BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
Bold 9790
Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz
Q5
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
Chipset
Bold 9790
-
Q5
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU
Bold 9790
-
Q5
Adreno 225
Card slot
Bold 9790
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Q5
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Bold 9790
8GB 768MB RAM
Q5
8GB 2GB RAM
Single
Bold 9790
5 MP, AF
Q5
5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Features
Bold 9790
LED flash
Q5
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Bold 9790
480p
Q5
1080p@30fps
Other
Bold 9790
No
Q5
-
Single
Bold 9790
-
Q5
2 MP
Video
Bold 9790
-
Q5
720p
Loudspeaker
Bold 9790
Yes
Q5
Yes
3.5mm jack
Bold 9790
Yes
Q5
Yes
WLAN
Bold 9790
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Q5
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Bold 9790
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Q5
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Bold 9790
GPS, A-GPS
Q5
GPS
NFC
Bold 9790
Carrier dependent
Q5
Yes (market dependent)
Radio
Bold 9790
No
Q5
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Bold 9790
microUSB 2.0
Q5
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Bold 9790
Q5
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Type
Bold 9790
Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery (JM-1)
Q5
Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by
Bold 9790
Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 408 h (3G)
Q5
Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time
Bold 9790
Up to 5 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
Q5
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Music play
Bold 9790
Up to 33 h
Q5
-
Colors
Bold 9790
Black, White
Q5
Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
SAR
Bold 9790
1.35 W/kg (head) 0.81 W/kg (body)
Q5
1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Bold 9790
1.56 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body)
Q5
1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
Price
Bold 9790
About 130 EUR
Q5
About 70 EUR