BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs Samsung S8530 Wave II

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

  S8530 Wave II: 6.2 mm narrower

  Bold 9000:

  66 mm

  S8530 Wave II:

  59.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Bold 9000: 1.1 in smaller diagonal

  Bold 9000:

  2.6 in

  S8530 Wave II:

  3.7 in

• Depth

  S8530 Wave II: 2.2 mm thinner

  Bold 9000:

  14 mm

  S8530 Wave II:

  11.8 mm

• Height

  Bold 9000: 9.9 mm shorter

  Bold 9000:

  114 mm

  S8530 Wave II:

  123.9 mm

• Release year

  Bold 9000:

  2008

  S8530 Wave II:

  2010

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 +6.2 mm versus S8530 Wave II

   Depth:

   14 mm +2.2 mm versus S8530 Wave II

2. 2. S8530 Wave II

   Height:

   123.9 mm +9.9 mm versus Bold 9000

   Width:

   59.8 mm

   Depth:

   11.8 mm

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. S8530 Wave II

   Screen diagonal:

   3.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   39 cm²

S8530 Wave II has approximately 93.6% 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.

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