BlackBerry Tour 9630 vs Nokia 9500

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

    Tour 9630: 100 g lighter

    Tour 9630:
    130 g
    9500:
    230 g
  • Width

    9500: 5 mm narrower

    Tour 9630:
    62 mm
    9500:
    57 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Tour 9630: 2.1 in smaller diagonal

    Tour 9630:
    2.4 in
    9500:
    4.5 in
  • Depth

    Tour 9630: 9.8 mm thinner

    Tour 9630:
    14.2 mm
    9500:
    24 mm
  • Height

    Tour 9630: 36 mm shorter

    Tour 9630:
    112 mm
    9500:
    148 mm
  • Release year

    Tour 9630:
    2009
    9500:
    2004

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. Tour 9630

    Height:
    112 mm
    Width:
    62 mm +5 mm versus 9500
    Depth:
    14.2 mm
  2. 2. 9500

    Height:
    148 mm +36 mm versus Tour 9630
    Width:
    57 mm
    Depth:
    24 mm +9.8 mm versus Tour 9630

Weight

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

  1. 1. Tour 9630

    130 g

  2. 2. 9500

    230 g

    +100 g versus Tour 9630

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. Tour 9630

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²
  2. 2. 9500

    9500: 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.

Tour 9630: Original memory entry

256 MB

9500: Original memory entry

80 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. Tour 9630

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

2. 9500

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details MMC

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. Tour 9630

    1400 mAh

    +100 mAh versus 9500

  2. 2. 9500

    1300 mAh

Specifications

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1. Tour 96302. 9500

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Tour 9630, 9500.
SpecificationTour 96309500
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 112 Х 62 Х 14.2 mm
  • 148 Х 57 Х 24 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 230 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 4.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 360 px
  • 640 x 200 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB
  • 80 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • MMC
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Symbian 7.0s
  • Series 80 v2.0 UI
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 1510
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Tour 9630, 9500.
SpecificationTour 96309500
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 37.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Unknown
Screen to body ratio
  • 25.7%
  • 44.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 250 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Tour 9630, 9500.
SpecificationTour 96309500
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Unknown
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Tour 9630, 9500.
SpecificationTour 96309500
Processor CPU Unknown
  • 150 MHz ARM925T
General specs
General specs — specifications for Tour 9630, 9500.
SpecificationTour 96309500
Release date
  • 2009
  • July
  • 2004
  • Q1
Colors
  • Black
  • Tin Grey
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 430 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 336 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Tour 9630, 9500.
SpecificationTour 96309500
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 6
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Pop-Port
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.1
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.43 W/kg (head) 0.53 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.72 W/kg (head) 0.48 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 0.99 W/kg (head) 1.15 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Tour 9630, 9500.
SpecificationTour 96309500
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Second LCD (128 x 128 -pixels) with 65K color
Other features
Other features — specifications for Tour 9630, 9500.
SpecificationTour 96309500
Dop
  • BlackBerry maps -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3/WMA/eAAC+/WAV player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Organizer -Voice memo - Trackball
  • Infrared port - Music player MP3
  • MP4(AAC)
  • RA
  • MIDI -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Organizer -Xpress-on covers