BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide

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: 34 g lighter

    Bold 9000:
    133 g
    myTouch 3G Slide:
    167 g
  • Width

    myTouch 3G Slide: 8 mm narrower

    Bold 9000:
    66 mm
    myTouch 3G Slide:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold 9000: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Bold 9000:
    2.6 in
    myTouch 3G Slide:
    3.4 in
  • Depth

    Bold 9000: 1 mm thinner

    Bold 9000:
    14 mm
    myTouch 3G Slide:
    15 mm
  • Release year

    Bold 9000:
    2008
    myTouch 3G Slide:
    2010

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 +8 mm versus myTouch 3G Slide
    Depth:
    14 mm
  2. 2. myTouch 3G Slide

    Height:
    114 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    15 mm +1 mm versus Bold 9000

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9000

    133 g

  2. 2. myTouch 3G Slide

    167 g

    +34 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.

  1. 1. Bold 9000

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

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

myTouch 3G Slide has approximately 71% 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

myTouch 3G Slide: Original memory entry

512 MB RAM · 512 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. myTouch 3G Slide

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot) · 8 GB 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

    +200 mAh versus myTouch 3G Slide

  2. 2. myTouch 3G Slide

    1300 mAh

Specifications

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1. Bold 90002. myTouch 3G Slide

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9000, myTouch 3G Slide.
SpecificationBold 9000myTouch 3G Slide
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 114 Х 66 Х 14 mm
  • 114 Х 58 Х 15 mm
Weight
  • 133 g
  • 167 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.6" inch
  • 3.4" 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 RAM
  • 512 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 8 GB included
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
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9000, myTouch 3G Slide.
SpecificationBold 9000myTouch 3G Slide
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 20.1 cm2
  • 34.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 26.8%
  • 52.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 222 PPI
  • 170 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9000, myTouch 3G Slide.
SpecificationBold 9000myTouch 3G Slide
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9000, myTouch 3G Slide.
SpecificationBold 9000myTouch 3G Slide
Processor CPU
  • 624 MHz
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 130
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9000, myTouch 3G Slide.
SpecificationBold 9000myTouch 3G Slide
Release date
  • 2008
  • May
  • 2010
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • White
  • Black
  • Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 80 EUR
  • 330 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 310 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 286 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 40 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9000, myTouch 3G Slide.
SpecificationBold 9000myTouch 3G Slide
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 7.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
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 - 0.75 W/kg (head) 0.65 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold 9000, myTouch 3G Slide.
SpecificationBold 9000myTouch 3G Slide
Radio
  • No
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9000, myTouch 3G Slide.
SpecificationBold 9000myTouch 3G Slide
Dop
  • BlackBerry maps -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial - Trackball
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input Optical trackpad Also known as T-Mobile myTouch2