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BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1
  HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3
4G Network 2, 4, 5, 17 - SQR100-1
  3, 7, 8, 20 - SQR100-2
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, May. Released 2011, August 2013, May. Released 2013, June
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm (4.53 x 2.60 x 0.41 in) 120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
Display
Type TFT IPS LCD
Size 2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.0% screen-to-body ratio) 3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 640 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~286 ppi density) 720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU 1.2 GHz QC 8655 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 225
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 768MB RAM 8GB 2GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP 5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Features LED flash LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 720p 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No 2 MP
Video 720p
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps GPS
NFC Yes Yes (market dependent)
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 307 h (2G) / Up to 307 h (3G) Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G) Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 50 h
Misc
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.03 W/kg (body)     1.33 W/kg (head)     0.85 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.76 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)     1.38 W/kg (head)     0.85 W/kg (body)    
Price About 140 EUR About 70 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1304:1 (nominal) Contrast ratio: 1293:1 (nominal) / 1.682:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 76dB Voice 75dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -86.3dB / Crosstalk -81.2dB Noise -91.7dB / Crosstalk -90.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 55h

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