BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G vs Amazon Fire Phone (32GB)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G vs Amazon Fire Phone phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Amazon Fire Phone (32GB)
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3 Advantages 
22 Advantages | 15 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| +8 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Amazon Fire Phone (32GB) | |
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| Model | Bold Touch 9900 4G | Fire Phone (32GB) |
| Other model names | T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | AT&T Amazon Firephone SD4930UR |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  USA |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Amazon |
| Release date | 9/1/2011 | 7/25/2014, Announced: 6/18/2014 |
| Depth | 10.5 millimeters (0.41 inches) | 8.9 millimeters (0.35 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 66 x 115 millimeters (2.6 x 4.53 in) | 66.5 x 139.2 millimeters (2.62 x 5.48 in) |
| Weight | 130 grams (4.55 ounces) | 160 grams (5.6 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front/back Back: Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Amazon Fire Phone (32GB) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 2.8" inches | 4.7" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~32% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~65.8% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 640x480 pixels | 720x1280 pixels (16:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 286 PPI | 312 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Amazon Fire Phone (32GB) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 7.0 | Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean |
| Firmware update | BlackBerry OS 7.1 | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | Amazon Fire OS UI 3.5 / 3.6.5 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Amazon Fire Phone (32GB) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255T | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 (28nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1.2GHz Scorpion (Single-core) | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 2.2GHz Krait 400 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 205 | Qualcomm Adreno 330 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Amazon Fire Phone (32GB) | |
| RAM memory | 768MB LPDDR2 | 2GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 8GB (6.54GB available) | 32GB (25GB available) eMMC 4.5 |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Amazon Fire Phone (32GB) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 14.4/5.76 Mbps | 100/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 900/1700/2100 | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat3 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| 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 Bold Touch 9900 4G | Amazon Fire Phone (32GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2560x1920 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| 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 | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | OIS: Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Amazon Fire Phone (32GB) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 2.1 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 1920x1080 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| 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 Bold Touch 9900 4G | Amazon Fire Phone (32GB) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Stereo sound Dolby Digital Plus |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, WMV, H.263, H.264 | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, eAAC+, WMA | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Amazon Fire Phone (32GB) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 3.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) WiFi hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Amazon Fire Phone (32GB) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Amazon Fire Phone (32GB) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1230 mAh | 2400 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 9W Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 5.9 hours | 22 hours |
| Standby | 307 hours (12.8 days) | 285 hours (11.9 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Amazon Fire Phone (32GB) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | feature not registered | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White • Optical trackpad • OpenGL 2.0 • Wi-Fi Mobile Hotspot • LBS • UMA • Java framework | • Colors: Black • 3D Dynamic Perspective UI (based on 4 front cameras) • System wide tilt, auto-scroll, swivel and peek functions • Unlimited Cloud Drive photo storage • Firefly app |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Amazon Fire Phone (32GB) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.34W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |