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Summary
Performance

128 MB RAM

128 MB RAM

Display

2.4" (6.1 cm)

240x320 px

2.6" (6.6 cm)

480x320 px, 222 PPI

Rear Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1150 mAh

4.5 h talktime (2G)

1500 mAh

5 talktime (2G)

Storage

256 MB

32 GB (Expandable)

1 GB

8 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

N/A

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Blackberry Bold 9000 is permanently discontinued.
General
Launch Date

August 3, 2009 (Official)

Operating System

Blackberry v5.0.x

Blackberry

Performance
CPU

512 MHz

624 MHz

RAM

128 MB

128 MB

Display
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %

Display Colour

65K

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 109 mm
Width: 60 mm
Thickness: 13.90 mm

Height: 114 mm
Width: 66 mm
Thickness: 14.00 mm

Weight

106 grams

133 grams

Colours

Black

Black, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2 MP Primary Camera

2 MP Primary Camera

Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

320x240 fps

Front Camera
Battery
Capacity

1150 mAh

1500 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4.5 Hours(2G)

Up to 5(2G)

Standby time

Up to 408 Hours(2G)

Up to 310(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

256 MB

1 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 8 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Class 10, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 10, 236.8 kbps

3G Speed:
HSPA
GPRS:
Class 10, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 10, 236.8 kbps

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)

Bluetooth

, v2

, v2

GPS

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

microUSB

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Video Player

, Video Formats: H.263, H.264, MPEG4, WMV

Ring Tone

Music ringtones, Vibration

Music

, Music Formats: MP3

, Music Formats: , Music Formats : MP3, eAAC+, WMA with 3.5 mm audio jack

Sensors
Java

, MIDP 2.0

Browser

, HTML

Phone Book

, Limited

Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall

SMS

, Threaded View

MMS

Email

Instant Messaging

Other Facilities

Calculator, World clock, Calendar, Alarm

Organizer, Voice memo/dial