BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G vs Samsung Wave (GT-S8500)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G vs Samsung Wave phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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256MB
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1500
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What's the better phone? Samsung Wave (GT-S8500)
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9 Advantages 
12 Advantages | 19 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| 16 million |
| (back) 5MP |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| HD (1280x720) |
| Capacitive |
| +12 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 Bold Touch 9900 4G | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Bold Touch 9900 4G | Wave (GT-S8500) |
| Other model names | T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Samsung S8500 Wave I, GT-S8500B |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Samsung |
| Release date | 9/1/2011 | 4/21/2010, Announced: 2/22/2010 |
| Depth | 10.5 millimeters (0.41 inches) | 10.9 millimeters (0.43 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 66 x 115 millimeters (2.6 x 4.53 in) | 56 x 118 millimeters (2.2 x 4.65 in) |
| Weight | 130 grams (4.55 ounces) | 118 grams (4.13 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 2.8" inches | 3.3" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~32% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~46.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 640x480 pixels | 480x800 pixels (5:3) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 286 PPI | 283 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 7.0 | Bada 1.0 |
| Firmware update | BlackBerry OS 7.1 | Bada 2.0 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | TouchWiz 3.0 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255T | 32bit: Samsung S5PC110 Hummingbird |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1.2GHz Scorpion (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 205 | PowerVR SGX540 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| RAM memory | 768MB LPDDR2 | 256MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 8GB (6.54GB available) | 2GB (390MB available) Flash (EEPROM) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| 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 | 3.6/2 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 | UMTS 900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ | CSD, 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 | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2560x1920 pixels | 2560x1920 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 | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face 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 | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 0.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 640x480 pixels |
| 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 | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, WMV, H.263, H.264 | MP4, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, eAAC+, WMA | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | 3.5mm (same audio output) |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 3.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot |
| 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 | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1230 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 5.9 hours | 7 hours |
| Standby | 307 hours (12.8 days) | 550 hours (22.9 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| 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 |
| 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: Ebony Gray • 1GB microSD • mDNIe technology • Samsung Voice & Motion UI • DNSe Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | Samsung Wave (GT-S8500) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.99W/kg (head) |