BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs Palm Pre

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.

• Width

  Pre: 6.5 mm narrower

  Bold 9000:

  66 mm

  Pre:

  59.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Bold 9000: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  Bold 9000:

  2.6 in

  Pre:

  3.1 in

• Depth

  Bold 9000: 2.9 mm thinner

  Bold 9000:

  14 mm

  Pre:

  16.9 mm

• Height

  Pre: 13.5 mm shorter

  Bold 9000:

  114 mm

  Pre:

  100.5 mm

• Release year

  Bold 9000:

  2008

  Pre:

  2009

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 +13.5 mm versus Pre

   Width:

   66 mm +6.5 mm versus Pre

   Depth:

   14 mm

2. 2. Pre

   Height:

   100.5 mm

   Width:

   59.5 mm

   Depth:

   16.9 mm +2.9 mm 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.

1. 1. Bold 9000

   Screen diagonal:

   2.6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   3:2

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   20.1 cm²

2. 2. Pre

   Screen diagonal:

   3.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   3:2

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   28.6 cm²

Pre has approximately 42.2% 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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.