BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs Palm Pixi Plus

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

    Pixi Plus: 29.5 g lighter

    Bold 9780:
    122 g
    Pixi Plus:
    92.5 g
  • Width

    Pixi Plus: 5 mm narrower

    Bold 9780:
    60 mm
    Pixi Plus:
    55 mm
  • Depth

    Pixi Plus: 3.1 mm thinner

    Bold 9780:
    14 mm
    Pixi Plus:
    10.9 mm
  • Height

    Bold 9780: 2 mm shorter

    Bold 9780:
    109 mm
    Pixi Plus:
    111 mm

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 9780

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    60 mm +5 mm versus Pixi Plus
    Depth:
    14 mm +3.1 mm versus Pixi Plus
  2. 2. Pixi Plus

    Height:
    111 mm +2 mm versus Bold 9780
    Width:
    55 mm
    Depth:
    10.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold 9780

    122 g

    +29.5 g versus Pixi Plus

  2. 2. Pixi Plus

    92.5 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.

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

  1. 1. Bold 9780

    Screen diagonal:
    2.44 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    18.4 cm²
  2. 2. Pixi Plus

    Pixi Plus: 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 9780: Original memory entry

256 MB · 512 MB RAM

Pixi Plus: Original memory entry

8 GB

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 9780

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

2. Pixi Plus

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

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 9780

    1500 mAh

    +350 mAh versus Pixi Plus

  2. 2. Pixi Plus

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Bold 97802. Pixi Plus

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold 9780, Pixi Plus.
SpecificationBold 9780Pixi Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 14 mm
  • 111 Х 55 Х 10.9 mm
Weight
  • 122 g
  • 92.5 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.44" inch
  • 2.63" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 360 px
  • 320 x 400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 8 GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 6.0
  • Palm webOS
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7627
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold 9780, Pixi Plus.
SpecificationBold 9780Pixi Plus
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 18.4 cm2
  • 21.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Unknown
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.2%
  • 35.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 246 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold 9780, Pixi Plus.
SpecificationBold 9780Pixi Plus
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold 9780, Pixi Plus.
SpecificationBold 9780Pixi Plus
Processor CPU
  • 624 MHz
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold 9780, Pixi Plus.
SpecificationBold 9780Pixi Plus
Release date
  • 2010
  • October
  • 2010
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 210 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 528 h (2G) / Up to 408 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 350 h Talking time- Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold 9780, Pixi Plus.
SpecificationBold 9780Pixi Plus
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
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UMA
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.41 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 0.40 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold 9780, Pixi Plus.
SpecificationBold 9780Pixi Plus
Radio
  • No
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold 9780, Pixi Plus.
SpecificationBold 9780Pixi Plus
Dop
  • BlackBerry maps -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+ -Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Optical trackpad - Previously rumored as BlackBerry Onyx II 9780
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial