BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G vs Motorola Primus (XT621)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G vs Motorola Primus 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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8 Advantages 
7 Advantages | 21 Common items in both devices |
| 1.2GHz 32bit Single-core |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| TFT LCD |
| 16 million |
| (back) 5MP |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| +14 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Motorola Primus (XT621) | |
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| Model | Bold Touch 9900 4G | Primus (XT621) |
| Other model names | T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Nextel Motorola Primus XT621, Motorola XT621 Primus |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |   (Global, International), (Latin America) |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Motorola |
| Release date | 9/1/2011 | 1/1/2013 |
| Depth | 10.5 millimeters (0.41 inches) | 12.3 millimeters (0.48 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 66 x 115 millimeters (2.6 x 4.53 in) | 60 x 119 millimeters (2.36 x 4.69 in) |
| Weight | 130 grams (4.55 ounces) | 145 grams (5.08 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Motorola Primus (XT621) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.8" inches | 4" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~32% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~63.8% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 640x480 pixels | 480x800 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 286 PPI | 233 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Motorola Primus (XT621) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 7.0 | Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread |
| Firmware update | BlackBerry OS 7.1 | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Motorola Primus (XT621) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255T | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T (45nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1.2GHz Scorpion (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1.2GHz Scorpion (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 205 | Qualcomm Adreno 205 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Motorola Primus (XT621) | |
| RAM memory | 768MB LPDDR2 | 1GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 8GB (6.54GB available) | 4GB (1GB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Motorola Primus (XT621) | |
| 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 | 14.4/5.76 Mbps | 7.2 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| 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 | iDEN 800 UMTS 2100/1900/1700 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ | iDEN, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| 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 | Motorola Primus (XT621) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2560x1920 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | HD (1280x720) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | 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 | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | Not supported |
| 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 | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Motorola Primus (XT621) | |
| 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 Bold Touch 9900 4G | Motorola Primus (XT621) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | FM |
| 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, AAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Motorola Primus (XT621) | |
| 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 | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Motorola Primus (XT621) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Motorola Primus (XT621) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BP7X |
| Battery capacity | 1230 mAh | 1860 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5.9 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | 307 hours (12.8 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Motorola Primus (XT621) | |
| 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 | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | feature not registered | HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| 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 • Push-to-Talk (PTT) • WiFi hotspot • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Motorola Primus (XT621) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.23W/kg (head), 0.42W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.73W/kg (head), 0.31W/kg (body) |