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Archos Saphir 50X vs BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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: 80 g lighter

      Saphir 50X:
      210 g
      Bold Touch 9900:
      130 g

    • Width

      Bold Touch 9900: 10 mm narrower

      Saphir 50X:
      76 mm
      Bold Touch 9900:
      66 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Bold Touch 9900: 2.7 in smaller diagonal

      Saphir 50X:
      5.5 in
      Bold Touch 9900:
      2.8 in

    • Depth

      Bold Touch 9900: 2.5 mm thinner

      Saphir 50X:
      13 mm
      Bold Touch 9900:
      10.5 mm

    • Height

      Bold Touch 9900: 31.6 mm shorter

      Saphir 50X:
      146.6 mm
      Bold Touch 9900:
      115 mm

    • Release year

      Saphir 50X:
      2018
      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. Saphir 50X

      Height:
      146.6 mm +31.6 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
      Width:
      76 mm +10 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
      Depth:
      13 mm +2.5 mm versus Bold Touch 9900

    2. 2. Bold Touch 9900

      Height:
      115 mm
      Width:
      66 mm
      Depth:
      10.5 mm

    Weight

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

    1. 1. Saphir 50X

      210 g

      +80 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.

    At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

    1. 1. Saphir 50X

      Saphir 50X: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

    2. 2. Bold Touch 9900

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

    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 Saphir 50X, Bold Touch 9900, compared at the same storage capacity.
    StorageSaphir 50XBold Touch 9900
    16 GB 2 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. Saphir 50X

    NFC:
    See details Super AMOLED
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 128 GB (uses shared SIM 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. Saphir 50X

      4000 mAh

      +2770 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

    2. 2. Bold Touch 9900

      1230 mAh

    Specifications

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    1. Saphir 50X2. Bold Touch 9900

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Saphir 50X, Bold Touch 9900.
    SpecificationSaphir 50XBold Touch 9900
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 146.6 Х 76 Х 13 mm
    • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
    Weight
    • 210 g
    • 130 g
    Technology
    • S-IPS LCD
    • TFT
    Screen size
    • 5.5" inch
    • 2.8" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 720 x 1280 px
    • 640 x 480 px
    Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 16 GB
    • 2 GB RAM
    • 8 GB
    • 768 MB RAM
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 128 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 4000 mAh
    • Non-removable Li-Ion
    • 1230 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
    • BlackBerry OS 7.0
    Chipset
    • Mediatek MT6737VWT
    		 Unknown
    NFC
    • Super AMOLED
    • Yes
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Saphir 50X, Bold Touch 9900.
    SpecificationSaphir 50XBold 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
    • 161.9 g
    • 32.0%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 294 PPI
    • 286 PPI
    Screen protection
    • Corning Gorilla Glass 4
    		 Unknown
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Saphir 50X, Bold Touch 9900.
    SpecificationSaphir 50XBold Touch 9900
    Rear camera, main
    • 8 MP
    • Single
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 8 MP
    • AF
    • 5 MP
    Functions
    • Dual-LED flash
    • LED flash
    Video
    • 1080p@30fps
    • 720p
    Front camera, selfie
    • 2 MP
    • Single
    • 0 MP,
    Specifications
    • 2 MP
    		 Unknown
    Performance

    Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

    Performance — specifications for Saphir 50X, Bold Touch 9900.
    SpecificationSaphir 50XBold Touch 9900
    Processor CPU
    • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
    • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
    Graphics processor GPU
    • Mali-T720MP2
    		 Unknown
    Antutu 7 score *
    • 29382
    		 Unknown
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Saphir 50X, Bold Touch 9900.
    SpecificationSaphir 50XBold Touch 9900
    Release date
    • 2018
    • April
    • 2011
    • May
    Colors
    • Black
    • Black
    • White
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 150 EUR
    • 140 EUR
    Battery life Unknown
    • 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 Saphir 50X, Bold Touch 9900.
    SpecificationSaphir 50XBold Touch 9900
    SIM card
    • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    • Mini-SIM
    Network
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100-4G - LTE band 1(2100)
    • 3(1800)
    • 7(2600)
    • 20(800)
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
    Speed
    • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
    • LTE Cat4 150/50 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
    • DLNA
    • hotspot
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • BlackBerry Maps
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • USB On-The-Go
    • microUSB 2.0
    Bluetooth
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    • Super AMOLED
    • 2.1
    • A2DP
    • EDR
    Harmful irradiation
    • SAR EU - 0.55 W/kg (head) 0.80 W/kg (body)
    • 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 Saphir 50X, Bold Touch 9900.
    SpecificationSaphir 50XBold Touch 9900
    Radio
    • FM radio
    • No
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Saphir 50X, Bold Touch 9900.
    SpecificationSaphir 50XBold Touch 9900
    Dop
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity
    • compass - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1m for 30 mins) - For Europe
    • Sensors Proximity
    • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
    • BlackBerry Magnum