BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT42)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs Sony Xperia 1 II 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)
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6.5"
OLED
OLED
1644x3840
12
MP
MP
8mp
12GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
4000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT42)
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2 Advantages 
30 Advantages | 13 Common items in both devices |
| LED flash |
| Autofocus / PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Compass |
| +6 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 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT42) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Bold 9790 | Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT42) |
| Other model names | BlackBerry Bold 9790, Bellagio, Onyx III | ソニーXperia 1 Mark II XQAT42 (256GB+12GB RAM) Dual-SIM |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  Japan |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Sony |
| Release date | 12/1/2011 | 2/24/2020 |
| Depth | 11.4 millimeters (0.45 inches) | 7.9 millimeters (0.31 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60 x 110 millimeters (2.36 x 4.33 in) | 72 x 166 millimeters (2.83 x 6.54 in) |
| Weight | 107 grams (3.75 ounces) | 181 grams (6.34 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Aluminum frame, glass front/back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | IP68 certified: water-resistant up to 1.5 meters for 30min and dust-resistant |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT42) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | OLED |
| Screen size | 2.45" inches | 6.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~27.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~82.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x320 pixels | 1644x3840 pixels (21:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 235 PPI | 643 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 1 billion |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | HDR10+ |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT42) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 7.0 | Android 10 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 11 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT42) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Marvell PXA930 | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (SM8250) (7nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz Marvell Sheeva (Single-core) | Octa-core, 3 processors: 1x 2.84GHz Kryo 585 (Single-core) 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 585 (Triple-core) 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 585 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 650 (250-587MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT42) | |
| RAM memory | 768MB SDRAM | 12GB LPDDR5 |
| Internal storage | 8GB (6.1GB available) | 256GB (230GB available) UFS 3.0 |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT42) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/5.76 Mbps | 2000/1024 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| 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 800/850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat19/13 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66) TD-LTE (34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46) VoLTE |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | SA/NSA (1, 3, 28, 78) |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A, SA/NSA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 800/850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ |
📷 Camera | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT42) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | (quad camera) 12 megapixels 12MP telephoto f/2.470mm1/3.4"1.0µmPDAFOIS3x-optical-zoom 12MP ultrawide f/2.2124°16mm1/2.55"PDAF 0.3MP depth TOF3D |
| Main camera resolution | 2560x1920 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 60 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.7 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 24mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/1.7" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.8µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | OIS: Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Digital and optical zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo/video on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT42) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 8 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | 4K UHD (3840x2160) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 24mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/4" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.12µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT42) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WMA, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT42) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 3.1 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | USB Type-C (reversible) |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 5.1 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax [wifi6] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT42) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Compass Face unlock 2D Fingerprint sensor (side-mounted) Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT42) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) JM-1 | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1230 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 21W Wired fast charging USB Power Delivery 3.0 |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | 11W Qi Wireless charging (Qi/WPC) |
| Talk time autonomy | 5.3 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | 408 hours (17 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT42) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | feature not registered | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| 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, White, Purple, Mirror Lake Green • Cameras with ZEISS optics • Dolby Atmos • 24-bit/192kHz audio • Dynamic vibration system • PS4 Remote Play • DUALSHOCK 4 compatibility |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9790 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT42) | |
| 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 |