BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) vs BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry 8830 vs BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G
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1 Advantage 
22 Advantages | 5 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| GPS / A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
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| Model | 8830 (World edition) | Bold Touch 9900 4G |
| Other model names | RIM BlackBerry 8830 World Edition | T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G |
| Country or region available | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Brand | BlackBerry | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 5/1/2007 | 9/1/2011 |
| Depth | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) | 10.5 millimeters (0.41 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 66 x 114 millimeters (2.6 x 4.49 in) | 66 x 115 millimeters (2.6 x 4.53 in) |
| Weight | 132 grams (4.62 ounces) | 130 grams (4.55 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.5" inches | 2.8" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~25.7% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~32% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x240 pixels | 640x480 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 160 PPI | 286 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.2 | BlackBerry OS 7.0 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | BlackBerry OS 7.1 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM6550 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255T |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 225MHz ARM926EJ-S (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1.2GHz Scorpion (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 205 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| RAM memory | 16MB SDRAM | 768MB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 64MB | 8GB (6.54GB available) |
| External storage | Until 4GB microSD (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | feature not registered | 14.4/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Dual-Band 900/1800 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 900/1800 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 900/1700/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Not supported |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Not supported | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| HDR | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | feature not registered | MP4, WMV, H.263, H.264 |
| Audio formats | MP3 | MP3, eAAC+, WMA |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| USB | Mini-USB 1.1 (Mini-B) | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 2.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| GPS | GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1400 mAh | 1230 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3.7 hours | 5.9 hours |
| Standby | 216 hours (9 days) | 307 hours (12.8 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Call control | Voice dialing | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | feature not registered |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer • Java framework | • Colors: Black, White • Optical trackpad • OpenGL 2.0 • Wi-Fi Mobile Hotspot • LBS • UMA • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |