Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 37.4 | 40.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Blackberry |
| BlackBerry 4.7.x | BlackBerry 5.0.x, 4.6.x |
| 2008-10-08 | 2008-05-12 |
| 4.43 x 2.45 x 0.54 inches | 4.49 x 2.60 x 0.59 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 4.80 ounces |
| $ 199.00 | $ 99.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.2 inches | 2.6 inches |
| 360 x 480 pixels | 480 x 320 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 188 pixels per inch | 222 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive | No touch screen |
| 6.2 | 6.5 |
| processor | Single-Core 624 MHz processor |
| 128 MB RAM | -- |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 6.75 |
| Storage | |
| 1 GB internal memory | 1 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 2.00 MP |
| 5.17 | 4.73 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 1.1 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time 5.5 hours talk time | 312 hours standby time 5 hours talk time |
| 3.12 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Light Sensor |
Comparison review
BlackBerry Bold 9000 is slightly better than BlackBerry Storm 9500, with a 40.8 score against 37.4. Both of these devices work with BlackBerry operating system, but the BlackBerry Bold 9000 has a newer 5.0.x version while BlackBerry Storm 9500 has BlackBerry 4.7.x version, counting with a couple additional features and performance improvements. BlackBerry Bold 9000's construction is lighter but just a little thicker than the BlackBerry Storm 9500, and both of them were released only 5 months apart.
BlackBerry Bold 9000 has a better CPU than BlackBerry Storm 9500, because it has a larger number of cores. BlackBerry Bold 9000 features a little sharper screen than BlackBerry Storm 9500, because although it has a little smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 320 x 480, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
BlackBerry Bold 9000 has as much storage for applications, games, photos and videos as the BlackBerry Storm 9500 one, and although the BlackBerry Bold 9000 has no slot for an external memory card, they both have equal 1 GB internal memory. The BlackBerry Storm 9500 features a little bit better camera than BlackBerry Bold 9000, because it has a lot better resolution camera in the back.
The BlackBerry Bold 9000 counts with just a bit longer battery duration than BlackBerry Storm 9500, because it has a 7% more battery size.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, the BlackBerry Bold 9000 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it an obvious call.
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