Screen size
Bold 90002.6"
Q5Winner: 3.1"+16%
Quick verdict
Q5 leads the measured specs 13-0.
Measured wins
Bold 9000
0
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Q5
13
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Bold 9000
GSM / HSPA
Q5
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Bold 9000
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q5
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands
Bold 9000
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Q5
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3
Speed
Bold 9000
HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Q5
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
4G bands
Bold 9000
-
Q5
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQR100-1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQR100-2
Announced
Bold 9000
2008, May
Q5
2013, May. Released 2013, June
Status
Bold 9000
Discontinued
Q5
Discontinued
Dimensions
Bold 9000
114 x 66 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 in)
Q5
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Weight
Bold 9000
133 g (4.69 oz)
Q5
120 g (4.23 oz)
Keyboard
Bold 9000
QWERTY
Q5
QWERTY
SIM
Bold 9000
Mini-SIM
Q5
Micro-SIM
Other
Bold 9000
Trackball
Q5
-
Type
Bold 9000
65K colors
Q5
IPS LCD
Size
Bold 9000
2.6 inches, 20.1 cm2 (~26.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Q5
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Bold 9000
480 x 320 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~222 ppi density)
Q5
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Bold 9000
BlackBerry OS
Q5
BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
Bold 9000
624 MHz
Q5
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
Chipset
Bold 9000
-
Q5
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU
Bold 9000
-
Q5
Adreno 225
Card slot
Bold 9000
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Q5
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Bold 9000
1GB 128MB RAM
Q5
8GB 2GB RAM
Single
Bold 9000
2 MP
Q5
5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Features
Bold 9000
LED flash
Q5
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Bold 9000
Yes
Q5
1080p@30fps
Other
Bold 9000
No
Q5
-
Single
Bold 9000
-
Q5
2 MP
Video
Bold 9000
-
Q5
720p
Loudspeaker
Bold 9000
Yes
Q5
Yes
Alert types
Bold 9000
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Q5
-
3.5mm jack
Bold 9000
Yes
Q5
Yes
WLAN
Bold 9000
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
Q5
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Bold 9000
2.0, A2DP
Q5
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Bold 9000
GPS, A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps
Q5
GPS
Radio
Bold 9000
No
Q5
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Bold 9000
miniUSB 2.0
Q5
microUSB 2.0
NFC
Bold 9000
-
Q5
Yes (market dependent)
Sensors
Bold 9000
Q5
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Bold 9000
HTML
Q5
-
Other
Bold 9000
BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) MP4/WMV/H.264 player MP3/eAAC+/WMA player Organizer Voice memo/dial
Q5
-
Type
Bold 9000
Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Q5
Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by
Bold 9000
Up to 310 h
Q5
Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time
Bold 9000
Up to 5 h
Q5
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Colors
Bold 9000
Black, White
Q5
Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
SAR
Bold 9000
1.51 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body)
Q5
1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Bold 9000
0.84 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)
Q5
1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
Price
Bold 9000
About 80 EUR
Q5
About 70 EUR