Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 37.7 | 40.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Blackberry |
| -- | BlackBerry 5.0.x, 4.6.x |
| 2008-01-07 | 2008-05-12 |
| 4.52 x 2.08 x 0.41 inches | 4.49 x 2.60 x 0.59 inches |
| 3.52 ounces | 4.80 ounces |
| $ 199.00 | $ 99.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| -- | 2.6 inches |
| 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) | 480 x 320 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 235 pixels per inch | 222 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.5 |
| processor | Single-Core 624 MHz processor |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 6.75 |
| Storage | |
| 2 GB internal memory | 1 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 1.9 | 1.4 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 2.00 MP |
| 4.73 | 4.73 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 970mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 6 hours talk time | 312 hours standby time 5 hours talk time |
| 2.56 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The BlackBerry Bold 9000 has a global score of 40.8, which is a bit better than Motorola ROKR E8's overall score of 37.7. Although it's the best cellphone in our current comparison, BlackBerry Bold 9000's design is a lot heavier and way thicker than the Motorola ROKR E8. BlackBerry Bold 9000 has a faster processing unit than Motorola ROKR E8, because it has a larger number of cores.
Motorola ROKR E8 counts with a little bit better looking screen than BlackBerry Bold 9000, because although it has a lot worse 240 x 320 resolution, it also counts with a bit greater number of pixels in each inch of display. Motorola ROKR E8 and BlackBerry Bold 9000 feature very similar cameras, both have a back camera with a 2 mega pixels resolution.
The Motorola ROKR E8 counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games than BlackBerry Bold 9000, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 1 GB more internal memory capacity. BlackBerry Bold 9000 counts with a very superior battery performance than Motorola ROKR E8, because it has a 55% larger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, BlackBerry Bold 9000 is also very cheap compared to the other phones, making it an easy decision.
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