BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs Galaxy S25 Ultra
Side-by-side specs, benchmarks and the SpecEagle AI verdict.
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AI Verdict
The Galaxy S25 Ultra takes the overall edge with a 89/100 to 42/100 SpecEagle score, leading on Display, Camera, Performance, Battery, Build, Value. The BlackBerry Bold 9000 counters on value.
SpecEagle subscores
48
Display
96
40
Camera
93
44
Performance
94
66
Battery
88
70
Build
93
56
Value
78
Category wins: BlackBerry Bold 9000 0 · 6 Galaxy S25 Ultra
Benchmarks
Test
A · BlackBerry
B · Samsung
Era reference
1
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AnTuTu v10
—
2,580,000
Geekbench 6 Single
—
3,050
Geekbench 6 Multi
—
9,900
3DMark Solar Bay
—
78.0
Full specifications
A · BlackBerry
B · Samsung
Type
TFT LCD
LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120 Hz, HDR10+
Size
2.6 inches
6.9 inches
Resolution
480 × 320 px
3,120 × 1,440 px (498 ppi)
Peak brightness
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2,600 nits
Protection
—
Corning Gorilla Armor 2
Always-on
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Yes
A · BlackBerry
B · Samsung
Main
2 MP, LED flash
200 MP, f/1.7, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
Video
Yes
8K @ 30 fps · 4K @ 120 fps
Ultrawide
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50 MP, f/1.9, 120° FoV
Telephoto 1
—
10 MP, f/2.4, 3× optical
Telephoto 2
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50 MP, f/3.4, 5× optical
Selfie
—
12 MP, f/2.2
A · BlackBerry
B · Samsung
Chipset
Marvell PXA930 624 MHz
Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy (3 nm)
RAM
128 MB
12 GB LPDDR5X
Storage
1 GB · microSD
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB UFS 4.0
CPU
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8 cores (2 × 4.47 GHz + 6 × 3.53 GHz)
GPU
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Adreno 830
A · BlackBerry
B · Samsung
Capacity
1,500 mAh (removable)
5,000 mAh
Standby
~310 hours
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Wired
—
45 W
Wireless
—
15 W Qi2
Reverse
—
4.5 W wireless
Choose BlackBerry Bold 9000 if…
- Best-in-class physical QWERTY keyboard.
- BlackBerry push email and BBM.
- Premium leatherette build.
- Two-day battery + microSD.
Choose Galaxy S25 Ultra if…
- The most versatile camera system on any phone — four useful focal lengths.
- Seven years of OS updates matches Apple for longevity.
- Gorilla Armor 2 glass is the most scratch- and glare-resistant around.
- Built-in S Pen still has no real equivalent elsewhere.