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| Global Score | |
| 37.5 | 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 |
| $ 200.00 | $ 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, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 1.3 | 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
The BlackBerry Bold 9000 has a score of 40.8, which is a bit better than BlackBerry Storm 9530's general score of 37.5. Both devices in this review have BlackBerry OS (Operating System), but BlackBerry Bold 9000 has a newer 5.0.x version while BlackBerry Storm 9530 has BlackBerry 4.7.x version, providing the user some nice extra features and optimized performance. BlackBerry Bold 9000's body is a little bit thicker but lighter than BlackBerry Storm 9530, and they were only released 5 months apart.
The BlackBerry Bold 9000 counts with a little sharper screen than BlackBerry Storm 9530, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 320 x 480 and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater screen density. BlackBerry Bold 9000 has as much memory capacity to store more games and applications as the BlackBerry Storm 9530 one, and although the BlackBerry Bold 9000 has no SD extension slot, they both have exactly the same 1 GB internal memory.
BlackBerry Bold 9000 has a quite superior hardware performance than BlackBerry Storm 9530, because it has a greater number of cores. BlackBerry Bold 9000 counts with just a bit better battery life than BlackBerry Storm 9530, because it has a 7 percent larger battery capacity. The BlackBerry Storm 9530 features a little bit better camera than BlackBerry Bold 9000, because it has a much higher 3.2 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
The BlackBerry Bold 9000 not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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