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BlackBerry Bold 9000

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS Class 10 Class 10
EDGE Class 10 Class 10
Launch
Announced 2008, May 2008, November. Released 2008, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 114 x 66 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 in) 109 x 60 x 13.5 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.53 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Trackball Trackball
Display
Type 65K colors TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.6 inches, 20.1 cm2 (~26.8% screen-to-body ratio) 2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 320 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~222 ppi density) 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS BlackBerry OS
CPU 624 MHz 512 MHz
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 1GB 128MB RAM 256MB ROM
Main Camera
Modules 2 MP 3.15 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video Yes SCIF
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP 2.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB miniUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors
 BlackBerry maps
Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
MP4/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
BlackBerry maps
MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Voice dial/memo
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 310 h Up to 356 h
Talk time Up to 5 h Up to 5 h 30 min
Misc
Colors Black, White Black
SAR 1.51 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)     1.01 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.84 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)     0.65 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)    
Price About 80 EUR About 60 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 68dB Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -87.6dB / Crosstalk -85.8dB Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -88.9dB

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