Screen size
equal specs97202.8"
Bold Touch 99002.8"
Quick verdict
Bold Touch 9900 leads the measured specs 6-2.
Measured wins
9720
2
spec wins
Ties
7
equal specs
Bold Touch 9900
6
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
9720
GSM / HSPA
Bold Touch 9900
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
9720
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Bold Touch 9900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
9720
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Bold Touch 9900
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800, HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Speed
9720
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
equal specsUSB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Bold Touch 9900
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Announced
9720
2013, August. Released 2013, August
Bold Touch 9900
2011, May. Released 2011, August
Status
9720
Discontinued
Bold Touch 9900
Discontinued
Dimensions
9720
114 x 66 x 12 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.47 in)
Bold Touch 9900
115 x 66 x 10.5 mm (4.53 x 2.60 x 0.41 in)
Weight
9720
120 g (4.23 oz)
Bold Touch 9900
130 g (4.59 oz)
Keyboard
9720
QWERTY
Bold Touch 9900
QWERTY
SIM
9720
Mini-SIM
Bold Touch 9900
Mini-SIM
Other
9720
Optical trackpad
Bold Touch 9900
-
Type
9720
IPS LCD
Bold Touch 9900
TFT
Size
9720
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Bold Touch 9900
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
9720
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~214 ppi density)
Bold Touch 9900
640 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~286 ppi density)
OS
9720
BlackBerry OS 7.1
Bold Touch 9900
BlackBerry OS 7.0
CPU
9720
806 MHz Tavor MG1
Bold Touch 9900
1.2 GHz QC 8655
Card slot
9720
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Bold Touch 9900
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
9720
512MB ROM, 512MB RAM
Bold Touch 9900
8GB 768MB RAM
Single
9720
5 MP
Bold Touch 9900
5 MP
Features
9720
LED flash
Bold Touch 9900
LED flash
Video
9720
480p@30fps
Bold Touch 9900
720p
Other
9720
No
Bold Touch 9900
No
Loudspeaker
9720
Yes
Bold Touch 9900
Yes
3.5mm jack
9720
Yes
Bold Touch 9900
Yes
WLAN
9720
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bold Touch 9900
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
9720
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Bold Touch 9900
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning
9720
GPS
Bold Touch 9900
GPS, A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps
NFC
9720
No
Bold Touch 9900
Yes
Radio
9720
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Bold Touch 9900
No
USB
9720
microUSB 2.0
Bold Touch 9900
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
9720
Accelerometer, proximity
Bold Touch 9900
Proximity, compass
Other
9720
BBM key MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Bold Touch 9900
-
Browser
9720
-
Bold Touch 9900
HTML
Type
9720
Li-Ion 1450 mAh, removable
Bold Touch 9900
Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery
Stand-by
9720
Up to 432 h
Bold Touch 9900
Up to 307 h (2G) / Up to 307 h (3G)
Talk time
9720
Up to 7 h
Bold Touch 9900
Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Music play
9720
Up to 30 h
Bold Touch 9900
Up to 50 h
Colors
9720
Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Bold Touch 9900
Black, White
SAR EU
9720
1.10 W/kg (head)
Bold Touch 9900
0.76 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body)
Price
9720
About 130 EUR
Bold Touch 9900
About 140 EUR
SAR
9720
-
Bold Touch 9900
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body)