BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs LG Extravert 2 (VN280)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs LG Extravert 2 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? BlackBerry Bold 9000
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12 Advantages 
7 Advantages | 10 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| (back) 2MP |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) / LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| +3 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Bold 9000 | Extravert 2 (VN280) |
| Other model names | RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 Diamond Vintage | Verizon LG Extravert 2 VN280, LG VN280 |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  USA |
| Brand | BlackBerry | LG |
| Release date | 8/5/2008 | 4/1/2014 |
| Depth | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) | 16 millimeters (0.63 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 66 x 114 millimeters (2.6 x 4.49 in) | 55 x 112 millimeters (2.17 x 4.41 in) |
| Weight | 133 grams (4.66 ounces) | 118 grams (4.13 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.6" inches | 3.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~26.8% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~47.3% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x320 pixels | 240x400 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Single touch 1-point |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 222 PPI | 146 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 260 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.6 | Proprietary OS |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Marvell PXA930 | 32bit |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 624MHz Sheeva (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | |
| RAM memory | 128MB SDRAM | feature not registered |
| Internal storage | 1GB | 512MB |
| External storage | Until 8GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 3.6 Mbps | 0.153 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HVGA (480x320) 15 fps | QVGA (320x240) |
| Flash | LED flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Not supported |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | |
| USB | Mini-USB 2.0 (Mini-B) | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 3.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) | Not supported |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | |
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 1000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 6 hours |
| Standby | 310 hours (12.9 days) | 380 hours (15.8 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Retractable QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor • Java framework | • Colors: Blue • LED notification • Facebook, Twitter • Opera browser • HAC (M4/T4) |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.03W/kg (head), 1.3W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |