BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs Nokia N95

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

    N95: 13 g lighter

    Bold 9000:
    133 g
    N95:
    120 g
  • Width

    N95: 13 mm narrower

    Bold 9000:
    66 mm
    N95:
    53 mm
  • Depth

    Bold 9000: 7 mm thinner

    Bold 9000:
    14 mm
    N95:
    21 mm
  • Height

    N95: 15 mm shorter

    Bold 9000:
    114 mm
    N95:
    99 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9000:
    2008
    N95:
    2006

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 +15 mm versus N95
    Width:
    66 mm +13 mm versus N95
    Depth:
    14 mm
  2. 2. N95

    Height:
    99 mm
    Width:
    53 mm
    Depth:
    21 mm +7 mm versus Bold 9000

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9000

    133 g

    +13 g versus N95

  2. 2. N95

    120 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. N95

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.9 cm²

N95 has approximately 4% 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

N95: Original memory entry

160 MB · 64 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. N95

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 GB (dedicated slot) · 128 MB included

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

    +550 mAh versus N95

  2. 2. N95

    950 mAh

Specifications

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1. Bold 90002. N95

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9000, N95.
SpecificationBold 9000N95
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 114 Х 66 Х 14 mm
  • 99 Х 53 Х 21 mm
Weight
  • 133 g
  • 120 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.6" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 320 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 1 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 160 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 128 MB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 950 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Symbian OS 9.2
  • S60 rel. 3.1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9000, N95.
SpecificationBold 9000N95
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 20.1 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 26.8%
  • 39.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 222 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9000, N95.
SpecificationBold 9000N95
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • QVGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9000, N95.
SpecificationBold 9000N95
Processor CPU
  • 624 MHz
  • 332 MHz Dual ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • 3D Graphics HW Accelerator
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9000, N95.
SpecificationBold 9000N95
Release date
  • 2008
  • May
  • 2006
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Plum
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 80 EUR
  • 210 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 310 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 220 h (2G) / 192 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / 2 h 42 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9000, N95.
SpecificationBold 9000N95
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
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 32
  • 296 kbps; DTM Class 11
  • 177 kbps
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
USB
  • miniUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • 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)
  • SAR - 0.79 W/kg (head) 0.76 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.50 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold 9000, N95.
SpecificationBold 9000N95
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9000, N95.
SpecificationBold 9000N95
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 - WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -TV-out -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Predictive text input -Push to talk -Voice dial/memo - Dual slide design