BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 vs BlackBerry Bold 9000

BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100

Announced On:April, 2010

BlackBerry Bold 9000

Announced On:May, 2008

BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 vs BlackBerry Bold 9000

BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100	BlackBerry Bold 9000

Price
EUR: €90	EUR: €80
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Querty Keyboard	Candybar, Querty Keyboard
Dimensions
108 x 50 x 13.3 mm (4.25 x 1.97 x 0.52 in)	114 x 66 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 in)
Weight
93.6 g (3.28 oz)	133 g (4.69 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad	Trackball
Colors
Piano Black, Opal Pink, Royal Purple, Flash White, Red Gradient	Black, White

Type
Display
TFT, 256K colors	65K colors
Size
2.25 inches, 16.2 cm² (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio)	2.6 inches, 20.1 cm² (~26.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
360 x 400 pixels (~239 ppi density)	480 x 320 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~222 ppi density)

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA	GSM / HSPA
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
256MB	1GB ROM, 128MB RAM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Yes	Yes

GPRS
Connectivity
Class 10	Class 10
EDGE
Class 10	Class 10
Speed
HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps	HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP	2.0, A2DP
USB
	miniUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps

Main Camera
Camera
3.15 MP, AF	2 MP
Camera Features
LED flash	LED flash
Video
Yes	Yes

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+	MP3/eAAC+/WMA
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264/WMV	MP4/WMV/H.264
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry OS	BlackBerry OS
Java
Yes, MIDP 2.1	Yes, MIDP 2.0
Browser
HTML	HTML
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS, MMS, Email, IM
Games
Yes + downloadable	Yes + downloadable

CPU
Hardware
624 MHz	624 MHz
Keyboard
QWERTY	QWERTY
Soft Keys
2	2
SIM
Mini-SIM	Mini-SIM
Speakers
Yes Dedicated music keys	Yes
Navigation / Controls Keys
Touch-sensitive optical trackpad	Trackball navigation
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 312 h (3G)	Up to 310 h
Talk Time
Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)	Up to 5 h
Music Play
Up to 30 h

Features
Additional Features
BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Voice memo/dial	BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Voice memo/dial

SAR US
Misc
1.37 W/kg (head) 1.06 W/kg (body)	1.51 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
1.67 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body)	0.84 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)

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