Blu Amour (D290i) vs BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G
Side by side comparison between Blu Amour 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? Blu Amour (D290i)
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13 Advantages 
9 Advantages | 18 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| 16 million |
| (back) 5MP |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| +11 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Blu Amour (D290i) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Model | Amour (D290i) | Bold Touch 9900 4G |
| Other model names | BLU Amour Dual-Sim D290, BLU Amour Swarovski | T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | feature not registered |
| Brand | Blu | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 5/1/2013 | 9/1/2011 |
| Depth | 11.6 millimeters (0.46 inches) | 10.5 millimeters (0.41 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 65.5 x 128.5 millimeters (2.58 x 5.06 in) | 66 x 115 millimeters (2.6 x 4.53 in) |
| Weight | 136 grams (4.76 ounces) | 130 grams (4.55 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Blu Amour (D290i) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 4" inches | 2.8" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~54.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~32% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x800 pixels | 640x480 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 233 PPI | 286 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 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 | ||
| Blu Amour (D290i) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| System version | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS | BlackBerry OS 7.0 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | BlackBerry OS 7.1 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Blu Amour (D290i) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Chipset | 32bit: MediaTek MT6577 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255T |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1.2GHz Scorpion (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | PowerVR SGX531 Ultra | Qualcomm Adreno 205 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Blu Amour (D290i) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| RAM memory | 512MB | 768MB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 4GB (2.49GB available) | 8GB (6.54GB available) |
| External storage | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Blu Amour (D290i) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/5.76 Mbps | 14.4/5.76 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 850/2100 | UMTS 900/1700/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Blu Amour (D290i) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 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 | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Blu Amour (D290i) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.3 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | 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 | ||
| Blu Amour (D290i) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, DivX, XviD, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, WMV, H.263, H.264 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC | MP3, eAAC+, WMA |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Blu Amour (D290i) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Blu Amour (D290i) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Blu Amour (D290i) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1600 mAh | 1230 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 12 hours | 5.9 hours |
| Standby | 500 hours (20.8 days) | 307 hours (12.8 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Blu Amour (D290i) | BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 4G | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | feature not registered |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: White • Made with Swarovski Zirconia • Screen protector included • WiFi hotspot • Java framework | • Colors: Black, White • Optical trackpad • OpenGL 2.0 • Wi-Fi Mobile Hotspot • LBS • UMA • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Blu Amour (D290i) | 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 |