BlackBerry Bold 9000
Release year: 2008
Launch price: 391 € November 2008
BlackBerry Bold 9000 is a third-generation Umts smartphone, equipped with all the features able to satisfy even the most demanding user. It features bluetooth, WAP 2.0/xHTML browser, memory expandable up to 8 Gb, polyphonic and mp3 ringtones, mms and ems multimedia messages. It is in fact possible to send Mms, with text, music or speech, and easily create a message to be sent as an attached file. In addition, it is possible to customize sounds, games and images and connect via USB cable and Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g. The camera is 2 Mpixel with flash, with the ability to record video and see the person you are talking to. Other functions: Email, Instant Messaging, GPS and BlackBerry maps, voice memo, DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp Video player and MP3/WMA/AAC+ Media player.
Technical specifications
| Networks | Tri-band / Dual Mode - UMTS GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Dimensions | 114 x 66 x 14 mm |
| Weight with battery | 133 g |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1500 mAh |
| Standby time | 310 h |
| Talk time | 5 h |
| Processor | 624 MHz |
| Operating system | BlackBerry OS |
In the box: Battery, user manual and charger
Messaging
| SMS |  |
| MMS | |
| Predictive text (T9) | |
| Video messaging | |
| Chat |  |
Design and display
| Display | TFT display, 480 x 320 pixels, 65K colors. QWERTY keyboard |
| Adjustable contrast | |
| Multi-line display | |
| Display color | 65K |
| Display size | 480 x 320 pixels |
| Backlit keypad | |
| Keypad lock | |
| One-touch phonebook access | |
| Antenna | internal |
| Vibration | |
| Headphone jack | |
Features
| SIM Application Toolkit | |
| Built-in speakerphone | |
| J2ME support | |
| Conference calling | |
| Voice recorder | |
| Memory | Expandable via microSD (TransFlash), microSDHC |
Connectivity
| UMTS | |
| GPRS | |
| EDGE | |
| WAP | |
| IrDA (infrared) | |
| Built-in modem | |
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| Bluetooth | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | |
| USB | |
Personalization
| MP3 player | |
| Custom ringtones | |
| Silent mode | |
| Downloadable ringtones | |
| Polyphonic ringtones | |
| Downloadable images and logos | |
| AM/FM stereo radio | |
| Games | |
| Downloadable games | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Calculator | |
Camera
| Camera | |
| Sensor | 2 MP |
| Image resolution | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Zoom | Yes |
| Flash | Yes |
| Photo phonebook | |
| Image editor | |
| Self-timer | |
| Contrast and brightness adjustment | |
Video
| Video recording | |
| Quality settings | |
| Brightness adjustment | |
| Maximum resolution | |
| Video calling | |
Price history
391 € → 309 € (-21%) · minimum 300 €, maximum 413 € · 81 readings, Nov 2008 – Jul 2015