Screen size
Bold Touch 99002.8"
Q5Winner: 3.1"+9.7%
Quick verdict
Q5 leads the measured specs 8-1.
Measured wins
Bold Touch 9900
1
spec wins
Ties
8
equal specs
Q5
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Bold Touch 9900
GSM / HSPA
Q5
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Bold Touch 9900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Q5
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G bands
Bold Touch 9900
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800, HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Q5
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-1, HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQR100-2, SQR100-3
Speed
Bold Touch 9900
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
equal specsRAM
Storage
equal specsMain camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Q5
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
4G bands
Bold Touch 9900
-
Q5
2, 4, 5, 17 - SQR100-1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - SQR100-2
Announced
Bold Touch 9900
2011, May. Released 2011, August
Q5
2013, May. Released 2013, June
Status
Bold Touch 9900
Discontinued
Q5
Discontinued
Dimensions
Bold Touch 9900
115 x 66 x 10.5 mm (4.53 x 2.60 x 0.41 in)
Q5
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm (4.72 x 2.60 x 0.43 in)
Weight
Bold Touch 9900
130 g (4.59 oz)
Q5
120 g (4.23 oz)
Keyboard
Bold Touch 9900
QWERTY
Q5
QWERTY
SIM
Bold Touch 9900
Mini-SIM
Q5
Micro-SIM
Type
Bold Touch 9900
TFT
Q5
IPS LCD
Size
Bold Touch 9900
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Q5
3.1 inches, 31.0 cm2 (~39.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Bold Touch 9900
640 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~286 ppi density)
Q5
720 x 720 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~328 ppi density)
OS
Bold Touch 9900
BlackBerry OS 7.0
Q5
BlackBerry OS 10.2, upgradable to 10.3.1
CPU
Bold Touch 9900
1.2 GHz QC 8655
Q5
Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait
Chipset
Bold Touch 9900
-
Q5
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU
Bold Touch 9900
-
Q5
Adreno 225
Card slot
Bold Touch 9900
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Q5
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Bold Touch 9900
8GB 768MB RAM
Q5
8GB 2GB RAM
Single
Bold Touch 9900
5 MP
Q5
5 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), AF
Features
Bold Touch 9900
LED flash
Q5
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Bold Touch 9900
720p
Q5
1080p@30fps
Other
Bold Touch 9900
No
Q5
-
Single
Bold Touch 9900
-
Q5
2 MP
Video
Bold Touch 9900
-
Q5
720p
Loudspeaker
Bold Touch 9900
Yes
Q5
Yes
3.5mm jack
Bold Touch 9900
Yes
Q5
Yes
WLAN
Bold Touch 9900
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Q5
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
Bold Touch 9900
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Q5
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Bold Touch 9900
GPS, A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps
Q5
GPS
NFC
Bold Touch 9900
Yes
Q5
Yes (market dependent)
Radio
Bold Touch 9900
No
Q5
FM radio (after SW upgrade)
USB
Bold Touch 9900
microUSB 2.0
Q5
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Bold Touch 9900
Proximity, compass
Q5
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
Bold Touch 9900
HTML
Q5
-
Type
Bold Touch 9900
Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery
Q5
Li-Ion 2180 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by
Bold Touch 9900
Up to 307 h (2G) / Up to 307 h (3G)
Q5
Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk time
Bold Touch 9900
Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Q5
Up to 12 h 30 min (3G)
Music play
Bold Touch 9900
Up to 50 h
Q5
-
Colors
Bold Touch 9900
Black, White
Q5
Black, White, Red, Gray, Pink
SAR
Bold Touch 9900
1.19 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body)
Q5
1.33 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Bold Touch 9900
0.76 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body)
Q5
1.38 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)
Price
Bold Touch 9900
About 140 EUR
Q5
About 70 EUR