BlackBerry 7290 Rivals and Competitors
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BlackBerry 7290 vs. BlackBerry Bold 9790
BlackBerry 7290
- Lacks Wi-Fi
- No rear camera
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.90 inches inches)
- Low resolution display (240 x 160 pixels)
- Too little RAM memory (4 MB RAM)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
BlackBerry Bold 9790
- Fast processor (1000 MHz)
- Lots of RAM (768 MB RAM)
- NFC
- Low-resolution video capture
Common for both Pros & Cons
- No front-facing camera
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BlackBerry 7290 vs. BlackBerry Curve 9360
BlackBerry 7290
- Lacks Wi-Fi
- No rear camera
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.90 inches inches)
- Low resolution display (240 x 160 pixels)
- Too little RAM memory (4 MB RAM)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
BlackBerry Curve 9360
- NFC
- Small dimensions (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.43 inches inches)
- Slow data means slow Internet browsing (UMTS, EDGE)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- Low-resolution video capture
Common for both Pros & Cons
- No front-facing camera
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BlackBerry 7290 vs. BlackBerry 7520
Common for both Pros & Cons
- Lacks Wi-Fi
- No rear camera
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.90 inches inches vs 1.10 inches inches)
- Low resolution display (240 x 160 pixels)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
- No front-facing camera
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BlackBerry 7290 vs. BlackBerry 7100t / 7105t
Common for both Pros & Cons
- Lacks Wi-Fi
- No rear camera
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.90 inches inches vs 0.80 inches inches)
- Low resolution display (240 x 160 pixels vs 240 x 260 pixels)
- Too little RAM memory (4 MB RAM)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
- No front-facing camera
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
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BlackBerry 7290 vs. BlackBerry 7100g
Common for both Pros & Cons
- Lacks Wi-Fi
- No rear camera
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.90 inches inches vs 0.80 inches inches)
- Low resolution display (240 x 160 pixels vs 240 x 260 pixels)
- Too little RAM memory (4 MB RAM)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
- No front-facing camera
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
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BlackBerry 7290 vs. BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220
BlackBerry 7290
- Lacks Wi-Fi
- No rear camera
- Too little RAM memory (4 MB RAM)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220
- Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
- Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (154 ppi)
- Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
- The camera lacks autofocus
Common for both Pros & Cons
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.90 inches inches vs 0.69 inches inches)
- Low resolution display (240 x 160 pixels vs 240 x 320 pixels)
- No front-facing camera
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
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BlackBerry 7290 vs. Samsung Ch@t 335
BlackBerry 7290
- Lacks Wi-Fi
- No rear camera
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.90 inches inches)
- Low resolution display (240 x 160 pixels)
- Too little RAM memory (4 MB RAM)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- No front-facing camera
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Samsung Ch@t 335
- Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
- Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (167 ppi)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- The camera lacks flash
Common for both Pros & Cons
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
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