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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 Yes
EDGE Class 10 Yes
Launch
Announced 2008, May 2012
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 114 x 66 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 in) 109 x 60 x 13.6 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.54 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 117 g (4.13 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Trackball Optical trackpad
Display
Type 65K colors TFT
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 5.0
CPU 624 MHz
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 1GB 128MB RAM 256MB
Main Camera
Modules 2 MP 3.15 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video Yes Yes
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 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP 2.1, 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
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Photo viewer
Voice dial/memo
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion battery
Stand-by Up to 310 h
Talk time Up to 5 h
Misc
Colors Black, White Black
SAR 1.51 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)     0.64 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.84 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)    
Price About 80 EUR About 70 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality Noise -87.6dB / Crosstalk -85.8dB

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