BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs Nokia 9500

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

    Bold 9000: 97 g lighter

    Bold 9000:
    133 g
    9500:
    230 g
  • Width

    9500: 9 mm narrower

    Bold 9000:
    66 mm
    9500:
    57 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold 9000: 1.9 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9000:
    2.6 in
    9500:
    4.5 in
  • Depth

    Bold 9000: 10 mm thinner

    Bold 9000:
    14 mm
    9500:
    24 mm
  • Height

    Bold 9000: 34 mm shorter

    Bold 9000:
    114 mm
    9500:
    148 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9000:
    2008
    9500:
    2004

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 +9 mm versus 9500
    Depth:
    14 mm
  2. 2. 9500

    Height:
    148 mm +34 mm versus Bold 9000
    Width:
    57 mm
    Depth:
    24 mm +10 mm versus Bold 9000

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9000

    133 g

  2. 2. 9500

    230 g

    +97 g versus Bold 9000

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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. Bold 9000

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.1 cm²
  2. 2. 9500

    9500: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

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

9500: Original memory entry

80 MB

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. 9500

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details MMC

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

    +200 mAh versus 9500

  2. 2. 9500

    1300 mAh

Specifications

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1. Bold 90002. 9500

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9000, 9500.
SpecificationBold 90009500
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 114 Х 66 Х 14 mm
  • 148 Х 57 Х 24 mm
Weight
  • 133 g
  • 230 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.6" inch
  • 4.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 320 px
  • 640 x 200 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 1 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 80 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • MMC
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Symbian 7.0s
  • Series 80 v2.0 UI
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 1510
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9000, 9500.
SpecificationBold 90009500
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 20.1 cm2
  • 37.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Unknown
Screen to body ratio
  • 26.8%
  • 44.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 222 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9000, 9500.
SpecificationBold 90009500
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9000, 9500.
SpecificationBold 90009500
Processor CPU
  • 624 MHz
  • 150 MHz ARM925T
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9000, 9500.
SpecificationBold 90009500
Release date
  • 2008
  • May
  • 2004
  • Q1
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Tin Grey
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 80 EUR
  • 430 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 310 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9000, 9500.
SpecificationBold 90009500
SIM card
  • Mini-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 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 6
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB 2.0
  • Pop-Port
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.1
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)
  • SAR - 0.99 W/kg (head) 1.15 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold 9000, 9500.
SpecificationBold 90009500
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Second LCD (128 x 128 -pixels) with 65K color
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9000, 9500.
SpecificationBold 90009500
Dop
  • BlackBerry maps -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial - Trackball
  • Infrared port - Music player MP3
  • MP4(AAC)
  • RA
  • MIDI -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Organizer -Xpress-on covers