BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs Micromax A28 Bolt

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.

  • Weight

    A28 Bolt: 44 g lighter

    Bold 9000:
    133 g
    A28 Bolt:
    89 g
  • Width

    A28 Bolt: 3.5 mm narrower

    Bold 9000:
    66 mm
    A28 Bolt:
    62.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold 9000: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9000:
    2.6 in
    A28 Bolt:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    A28 Bolt: 1.5 mm thinner

    Bold 9000:
    14 mm
    A28 Bolt:
    12.5 mm
  • Height

    Bold 9000: 2.9 mm shorter

    Bold 9000:
    114 mm
    A28 Bolt:
    116.9 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9000:
    2008
    A28 Bolt:
    2014

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.

  1. 1. Bold 9000

    Height:
    114 mm
    Width:
    66 mm +3.5 mm versus A28 Bolt
    Depth:
    14 mm +1.5 mm versus A28 Bolt
  2. 2. A28 Bolt

    Height:
    116.9 mm +2.9 mm versus Bold 9000
    Width:
    62.5 mm
    Depth:
    12.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9000

    133 g

    +44 g versus A28 Bolt

  2. 2. A28 Bolt

    89 g

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.

  1. 1. Bold 9000

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.1 cm²
  2. 2. A28 Bolt

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²

A28 Bolt has approximately 81.2% 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

A28 Bolt: 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. A28 Bolt

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

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

  1. 1. Bold 9000

    1500 mAh

  2. 2. A28 Bolt

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Bold 90002. A28 Bolt

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9000, A28 Bolt.
SpecificationBold 9000A28 Bolt
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 114 Х 66 Х 14 mm
  • 116.9 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
Weight
  • 133 g
  • 89 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.6" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 320 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded 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 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9000, A28 Bolt.
SpecificationBold 9000A28 Bolt
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 20.1 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 26.8%
  • 49.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 222 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9000, A28 Bolt.
SpecificationBold 9000A28 Bolt
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • 320p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9000, A28 Bolt.
SpecificationBold 9000A28 Bolt
Processor CPU
  • 624 MHz
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-300
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9000, A28 Bolt.
SpecificationBold 9000A28 Bolt
Release date
  • 2008
  • May
  • 2014
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 80 EUR
  • 40 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 310 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 260 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9000, A28 Bolt.
SpecificationBold 9000A28 Bolt
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB 2.0
  • microUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
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 — specifications for Bold 9000, A28 Bolt.
SpecificationBold 9000A28 Bolt
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
  • recording
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9000, A28 Bolt.
SpecificationBold 9000A28 Bolt
Dop
  • BlackBerry maps -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial - Trackball
Unknown