Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs BlackBerry Classic

BlackBerry Bold 9000
blackberry bold 9000
BlackBerry Classic
blackberry classic
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced May 2008 June 2014
Status Discontinued Available - November 2014
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 66 x 14 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.55 in)
131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
(5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS BlackBerry 10.3 OS
User Interface - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU - Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 8 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.6 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 320 pixels (222 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 26.72% 41.64%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features - AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, miniUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 8 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2515 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h Up to 348 h (2G)
Up to 365 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)