black berry storm vs bold

Lately Blackberry have attracted all of us with their new handsets, which are the Bold and the Storm. I believe that many people who are common to these things are wondering what are exactly the differences of Blackberry Bold vs Blackberry Storm. Before we talked about the differences, let’s talk about the similarity. First of all, it came from the same manufacturer, and therefore it is not surprising how similar their features are.. Both Blackberry Bold and Blackberry Storm has HSDPA network, GPS, camera, BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry Maps, etc. But really, is there any other differences between the two blackberry devices besides of the Touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard? Let’s take a deeper look.

• Network: Bold can work for HSDPA 850/1900/2100 (Triple Band HSDPA), while Storm can only work in HSDPA 2100 MHz frequency and CDMA2000 1x EV-DO (only for 9530 series)
• Dimension and Weight: Bold has 114 x 66 x 14 mm and 133 grams, while Storm is heavier in 155 grams and 112.5 x 62.2 x 14 mm measurement
• Display: Storm definitely outperform Bold with 360×480 pixels (3.25 inch) and Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate. Bold in other side has 480×320 pixels, that I think sufficient enough
• Wi-Fi: BlackBerry Bold has Wi-Fi, 802.11a/b/g, while BlackBerry Storm has not! Too bad! It’s a big minus for BlackBerry Storm, in my opinion.
• Camera: Bold has 2 megapixels camera, while Storm has 3.15 megapixels camera. However, better resolution doesn’t mean better quality.. But what’s interesting is the Blackberry Storm’s touchscreen even work as autofocus
• Music: Blackberry is not famous among music lovers due to the not-so-good audio performance, but the Storm and Bold got the same score here, since both of them has a standard audio jack, the 3.5mm jack.
• Battery: Bold is equipped with Li-ion 1500 mAh, bigger than Storm that only has 1400 mAh. But Storm’s battery life is claimed to have better standby time and talktime. Does Storm has better battery management?
• Price

  Well, for many people (including me), one of the most important aspect of a cell phone is its price :D. So here’s the price comparison between Bold and Storm when I wrote this article (you can use it as a guide in the future, when the price drops). So I took the price comparison from Amazon, and various prices are offered for Bold and Storm. The Blackberry Bold’s price range is between $499-$550 for a new one. Meanwhile, Blackberry Storm has the highest price, which about $550 or so for a new one. Or perhaps if you follow the AT&T plan, you can get Blackberry Bold 9000 for $249.

What about people’s opinion about the Blackberry Bold and Storm’s Design, Features, and Performance?

Well, everyone has their own taste, I know. And therefore I’m gonna use the voting result from our folks at GSMarena to capture people’s opinion. You can see the Blackberry Bold and Storm score yourself

Blackberry Storm 9500

• Design: 7.9
• Features: 7.6
• Performance: 7.6

Blackberry Bold 9000

• Design: 8.4
• Features: 8.4
• Performance: 8.4

So, which one is more suitable with your preference? Checkout the in depth comparison between the Blackberry Bold vs Blackberry Storm here (the comparison also includes Curve 8900!)