Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs Asus Zenfone 5

BlackBerry Bold 9000
blackberry bold 9000
Asus Zenfone 5
asus zenfone 5
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Asus
Announced May 2008 January 2014
Status Discontinued Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 66 x 14 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.55 in)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 [Similar]
GPU - PowerVR SGX544MP2 [Similar]
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 1/2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 8 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.6 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 320 pixels (222 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 26.72% 63.76%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, miniUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 8 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2110 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h Up to 353 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 18 h 30 min (3G)