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BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs BLU Magic

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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      Key differences

      Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

      • WidthMagic: 8 mm narrowerMagic: 58 mm · Bold 9000: 66 mm
      • Screen diagonalBold 9000: 0.6 in smaller diagonalBold 9000: 2.6 in · Magic: 3.2 in
      • DepthMagic: 0.5 mm thinnerMagic: 13.5 mm · Bold 9000: 14 mm
      • HeightMagic: 3 mm shorterMagic: 111 mm · Bold 9000: 114 mm
      • Release year2008 / 2011Bold 9000: 2008 · Magic: 2011

      Physical size

      Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

      Front
      Bold 9000: 114 × 66 mm 1 Magic: 111 × 58 mm 2
      Side
      Bold 9000: 114 × 14 mm 1 Magic: 111 × 13.5 mm 2
      1. 1. Bold 9000
        Height
        114 mm+3 mm versus Magic
        Width
        66 mm+8 mm versus Magic
        Depth
        14 mm+0.5 mm versus Magic
        Weight
        133 g
      2. 2. Magic
        Height
        111 mm
        Width
        58 mm
        Depth
        13.5 mm
        Weight
        Unknown

      Screen size

      Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

      Screen size
      Bold 9000: 2.6 in, 3:2, About 20.1 cm² rectangular area 1 Magic: 3.2 in, 3:2, About 30.5 cm² rectangular area 2
      1. 1. Bold 9000 2.6 in · 3:2 About 20.1 cm² rectangular area
      2. 2. Magic 3.2 in · 3:2 About 30.5 cm² rectangular area

      Magic has approximately 51.5% more rectangular screen area than Bold 9000.

      Memory variants

      Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

      No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

      Bold 9000: Original memory entry

      1 GB · 128 MB RAM

      Magic: Original memory entry

      512 MB · 256 MB RAM

      Practical features

      Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

      1. Bold 9000

      NFC
      Unknown
      Headphone jack
      Yes
      Memory card support
      See details microSD · up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)

      2. Magic

      NFC
      Unknown
      Headphone jack
      Yes
      Memory card support
      See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

      Battery capacity

      Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

      Recorded capacity

      Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

      1. 1. Bold 90001500 mAh

        +50 mAh versus Magic

      2. 2. Magic1450 mAh

      Specifications

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      1. Bold 90002. Magic

      Everyday essentials
      Everyday essentials
      SpecificationBold 9000Magic
      Dimensions (HxWxD)
      • 114 Х 66 Х 14 mm
      • 111 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
      Weight
      • 133 g
      • 0 g
      Technology Unknown
      • TFT
      Screen size
      • 2.6" inch
      • 3.2" inch
      Screen resolution
      • 480 x 320 px
      • 320 x 480 px
      Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
      • 1 GB
      • 128 MB RAM
      • 512 MB
      • 256 MB RAM
      Memory card support
      • microSD
      • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
      • microSD
      • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
      BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
      • 1500 mAh
      • Removable Li-Ion
      • 1450 mAh
      • Removable Li-Ion
      Operating system OS
      • BlackBerry OS
      • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
      Chipset Unknown
      • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
      Headphone jack
      • Yes
      • Yes
      Display
      Display
      SpecificationBold 9000Magic
      Touchscreen Unknown
      • capacitive touchscreen
      Display colors
      • 65K
      • 256K
      Screen area
      • 20.1 cm2
      • 30.5 cm2
      Screen format
      • 3:2 (height:width)
      • 3:2 (height:width)
      Screen to body ratio
      • 26.8%
      • 47.4%
      PPI /points per inch/
      • 222 PPI
      • 180 PPI
      Camera and Video
      Camera and Video
      SpecificationBold 9000Magic
      Rear camera, main
      • 2 MP
      • Single
      • 3.15 MP
      • Single
      Camera specs
      • 2 MP
      • 3.15 MP
      Functions
      • LED flash
      		 Unknown
      Video
      • Yes
      • 320p@18fps
      Front camera, selfie
      • 0 MP,
      • 0 MP,
      Performance
      Performance
      SpecificationBold 9000Magic
      Processor CPU
      • 624 MHz
      • 600 MHz ARM 11
      Graphics processor GPU Unknown
      • Adreno 200
      General specs
      General specs
      SpecificationBold 9000Magic
      Release date
      • 2008
      • May
      • 2011
      • February
      Colors
      • Black
      • White
      • Black
      • White
      Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
      • 80 EUR
      • 110 EUR
      Battery life
      • Stand by time- Up to 310 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
      • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
      Communication and Connectivity
      Communication and Connectivity
      SpecificationBold 9000Magic
      SIM card
      • Mini-SIM
      • Mini-SIM
      Network
      • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
      • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
      Speed
      • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
      • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
      GPRS
      • Class 10
      • Class 12
      Edge
      • Class 10
      • Class 12
      Wi-Fi
      • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
      • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
      • hotspot
      GPS
      • Yes
      • with A-GPS
      • BlackBerry Maps
      • Yes
      • with A-GPS
      USB
      • miniUSB 2.0
      • microUSB 2.0
      Bluetooth
      • 2.0
      • A2DP
      • 2.1
      Harmful irradiation
      • SAR - 1.51 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.84 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)
      		 Unknown
      Music and Audio
      Music and Audio
      SpecificationBold 9000Magic
      Radio
      • No
      • Stereo FM radio
      • RDS
      Other features
      Other features
      SpecificationBold 9000Magic
      Dop
      • BlackBerry maps -Document editor (Word
      • Excel
      • PowerPoint
      • PDF) -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial - Trackball
      • Sensors Accelerometer
      • proximity
      • compass - MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/AMR-NB/AMR-WB/MIDI/PCM/WMA -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Predictive text input