BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs LG Optimus M (MS690)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs LG Optimus M phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? LG Optimus M (MS690)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
9 Advantages 
12 Advantages | 13 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| 65 thousand |
| 480x320 pixels |
| Only digital zoom |
| 1500 mAh |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| +6 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Optimus M (MS690) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Bold 9000 | Optimus M (MS690) |
| Other model names | RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000 Diamond Vintage | MetroPCS LG Optimus M MS690, LG MS690 |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  USA |
| Brand | BlackBerry | LG |
| Release date | 8/5/2008 | 11/24/2010 |
| 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) | 56 x 116 millimeters (2.2 x 4.57 in) |
| Weight | 133 grams (4.66 ounces) | 153 grams (5.36 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Optimus M (MS690) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.6" inches | 3.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~26.8% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~46.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x320 pixels | 320x480 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 222 PPI | 180 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 65 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 Optimus M (MS690) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.6 | Android 2.2 Froyo |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Optimus M (MS690) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Marvell PXA930 | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM7627 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 624MHz Sheeva (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 600MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Optimus M (MS690) | |
| RAM memory | 128MB SDRAM | 512MB |
| Internal storage | 1GB | 512MB (150MB available) |
| External storage | Until 8GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Optimus M (MS690) | |
| 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, 3G |
| 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 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 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 Optimus M (MS690) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HVGA (480x320) 15 fps | VGA (640x480) |
| 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 | Autofocus |
| 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 Optimus M (MS690) | |
| 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 Optimus M (MS690) | |
| 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, DivX, H.264, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Optimus M (MS690) | |
| 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 | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS | A-GPS |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Optimus M (MS690) | |
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Optimus M (MS690) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 7.5 hours |
| Standby | 310 hours (12.9 days) | 337 hours (14 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Optimus M (MS690) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push 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 | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor Java framework | • Colors: Gray • WiFi hotspot • HAC (M4/T3) Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Bold 9000 | LG Optimus M (MS690) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |