alcatel Pop Icon vs BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    Bold Touch 9900: 19 g lighter

    Pop Icon:
    149 g
    Bold Touch 9900:
    130 g
  • Width

    Bold Touch 9900: 6.1 mm narrower

    Pop Icon:
    72.1 mm
    Bold Touch 9900:
    66 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900: 2.2 in smaller diagonal

    Pop Icon:
    5 in
    Bold Touch 9900:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    Pop Icon: 0.6 mm thinner

    Pop Icon:
    9.9 mm
    Bold Touch 9900:
    10.5 mm
  • Height

    Bold Touch 9900: 26 mm shorter

    Pop Icon:
    141 mm
    Bold Touch 9900:
    115 mm
  • Release year

    Pop Icon:
    2014
    Bold Touch 9900:
    2011

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Pop Icon

    Height:
    141 mm +26 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Width:
    72.1 mm +6.1 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Depth:
    9.9 mm
  2. 2. Bold Touch 9900

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    66 mm
    Depth:
    10.5 mm +0.6 mm versus Pop Icon

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Pop Icon

    149 g

    +19 g versus Bold Touch 9900

  2. 2. Bold Touch 9900

    130 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Pop Icon

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. Bold Touch 9900

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²

Pop Icon has approximately 183.9% more rectangular screen area than Bold Touch 9900.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for Pop Icon, Bold Touch 9900, compared at the same storage capacity.
StoragePop IconBold Touch 9900
4 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
Bold Touch 9900: Original memory entry

8 GB · 768 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Pop Icon

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Bold Touch 9900

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Pop Icon

    2000 mAh

    +770 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

  2. 2. Bold Touch 9900

    1230 mAh

Specifications

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1. Pop Icon2. Bold Touch 9900

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Pop Icon, Bold Touch 9900.
SpecificationPop IconBold Touch 9900
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 141 Х 72.1 Х 9.9 mm
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
Weight
  • 149 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 640 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Pop Icon, Bold Touch 9900.
SpecificationPop IconBold Touch 9900
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 67.8%
  • 32.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 220 PPI
  • 286 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Pop Icon, Bold Touch 9900.
SpecificationPop IconBold Touch 9900
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Pop Icon, Bold Touch 9900.
SpecificationPop IconBold Touch 9900
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
General specs
General specs — specifications for Pop Icon, Bold Touch 9900.
SpecificationPop IconBold Touch 9900
Release date
  • 2014
  • September
  • 2011
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
  • 140 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 800 h (2G) / Up to 667 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G) Music play - Up to 20 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 307 h (2G) / Up to 307 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G) Music play - Up to 50 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Pop Icon, Bold Touch 9900.
SpecificationPop IconBold Touch 9900
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.76 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Pop Icon, Bold Touch 9900.
SpecificationPop IconBold Touch 9900
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Pop Icon, Bold Touch 9900.
SpecificationPop IconBold Touch 9900
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum