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BlackBerry Bold 9000

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps HSPA
Launch
Announced 2008, May 2010, August. Released 2010, August
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 114 x 66 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 in) 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 104 g (3.67 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Trackball Optical trackpad
Display
Type 65K colors TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.6 inches, 20.1 cm2 (~26.8% screen-to-body ratio) 2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 320 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~222 ppi density) 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS BlackBerry 5.0, upgradable to 6.0
CPU 624 MHz
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 1GB 128MB RAM 256MB RAM, 256MB ROM
Main Camera
Modules 2 MP 2 MP
Features LED flash
Video Yes Yes
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  Dedicated music keys
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent)
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps GPS, A-GPS; BlackBerry Maps
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
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 310 h Up to 456 h (2G) / Up to 348 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 5 h Up to 4 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 29 h
Misc
Colors Black, White Black, Red
SAR 1.51 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)     1.07 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.84 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)     1.42 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)    
Price About 80 EUR About 80 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality Noise -87.6dB / Crosstalk -85.8dB

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