RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000

4.4

vs

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520

4.3

 
 

Reasons to buy the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000

App store
Has an app store
Easily get games and programs for your phone
Flash
Has a camera flash
Avoid blurry pictures when there isn't enough light
Generation
Latest network technology
3.5G
 

Reasons to buy the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 over the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000.
 

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Overview

Size 8.8 vs 7.2
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
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  • Around 20% smaller, 60x109x13 mm vs 66x114x15 mm
  • More than 20% lighter, 106 g vs 136 g
  • Around 10% thinner, 14 mm vs 15 mm
Screen 3.1 vs 4.3
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000
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  • Around 50% crisper display of text, images and video, 221 PPI vs 150 PPI
  • 2x higher resolution screen, 320x480 vs 240x320
Battery 5.7 vs 6.3
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000
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  • More than 30% higher capacity battery, 1,500 mAh vs 1,150 mAh
Storage 1.5 vs 1.9
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000
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Keyboard & keypad 5.5 vs 5.5
Too close to call
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  • Have full keyboards
  • Neither has a numeric keypad
Music 1.0 vs 1.0
Too close to call
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  • Neither have built in FM Radios
Photo & Video - vs -
Missing information
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Web browsing - vs -
Missing information
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Network - vs -
Missing information
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  • Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
  • Neither have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
  • Slower wifi than average
Sensors - vs -
Missing information
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  • BUGBUG6
Processing power 2.5 vs -
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  • Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness
Overall 4.3 vs 4.4

Size

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BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9000
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Weight 106 g vs 136 g The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is quite light, but the BlackBerry Bold 9000 is heavy
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Thickness 14 mm vs 15 mm Average thickness
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Size 60x109x13 mm vs 66x114x15 mm Large
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Screen

RIM
BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9000
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Screen size 2.7" vs 2.6" Very small screens
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Screen resolution 240x320 vs 320x480 Low resolution screens
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Screen PPI 150 PPI vs 221 PPI Lower quality display of text, images and video
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Screen type TFT LCD vs TFT LCD Both have LCD screens, fairly common
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Touchscreen type None vs None

Battery

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BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9000
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Talk time 4.5 hours vs 5 hours Average talk time
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Standby time 17 days vs 13 days Average standby time
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Battery capacity 1,150 mAh vs 1,500 mAh Average capacity batteries
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Technology Lithium Ion vs Lithium Ion

Storage

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BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9000
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Memory card Micro SDHC, Micro SD vs Micro SD, Micro SDHC Both have memory card slots
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Internal storage 256 MB vs 1000 MB Average amount of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

RIM
BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9000
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Numeric keypad None vs None Neither has a numeric keypad
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Keyboard QWERTY keyboard vs QWERTY keyboard Have full keyboards

Music

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BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9000
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FM Radio No vs No Neither have built in FM Radios
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FM Transmitter No vs No Neither have built-in FM transmitters
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Headphone jack 3.5 mm vs 3.5 mm Both have a headphone jack

Photo & Video

RIM
BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9000
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Camera 2 MP vs 2 MP They both have cameras
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Flash No vs Yes The BlackBerry Bold 9000 has a camera flash which helps avoid blurry photos when there isn't enough light
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Secondary Camera None vs None
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Movie format Unknown vs Unknown
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Video out None vs None Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Web browsing

RIM
BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9000
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Browser benchmark Unknown vs Unknown
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Adobe Flash support No vs No Neither supports Adobe Flash

Network

RIM
BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9000
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Network EDGE (0.384 mbps) vs HSDPA (7.2 mbps) Average data speeds
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Generation 2.5G vs 3.5G The BlackBerry Bold 9000 has standard network technology, but the BlackBerry Curve 8520's is older than most
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Download speed Unknown vs Unknown
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Upload speed Unknown vs Unknown
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Network latency Unknown vs Unknown
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Wifi 802.11g (54 mbps) vs 802.11a (54 mbps) Slower wifi than average
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Wifi hotspot No vs No Neither have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
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NFC No vs No Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
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Bluetooth 2.0 vs 2.0 Average bluetooth support

Sensors

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BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9000
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GPS Unknown vs GPS
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Accelerometer No vs No BUGBUG6
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Compass Unknown vs Unknown
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Gyroscope No vs No

Processing power

RIM
BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 RIM
BlackBerry Bold 9000
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Frequency 512 MHz vs 624 MHz Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness
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Number of cores Single core vs Single core Both have single core cpus which is about the average
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RAM 128 MB vs Unknown
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