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BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930

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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO CDMA / EVDO
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps
Launch
Announced 2011, May. Released 2011, August 2009, November. Released 2009, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm (4.53 x 2.60 x 0.41 in) 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 106 g (3.74 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.0% screen-to-body ratio) 2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 640 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~286 ppi density) 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry OS 5.0
CPU 1.2 GHz QC 8655 528 MHz
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 768MB RAM 256MB ROM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP 2 MP
Features LED flash
Video 720p Yes
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  Dedicated music keys
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 BlackBerry maps
Document viewer
MP4/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
BlackBerry maps
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 307 h (2G) / Up to 307 h (3G) Up to 252 h
Talk time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G) Up to 4 h 30 min
Music play Up to 50 h
Misc
Colors Black Black, Purple
SAR 1.38 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)     1.24 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.77 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)    
Price About 120 EUR About 60 EUR

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