Asus P550 vs BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930

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 9930: 30 g lighter

    P550:
    160 g
    Bold Touch 9930:
    130 g
  • Width

    P550: 7 mm narrower

    P550:
    59 mm
    Bold Touch 9930:
    66 mm
  • Depth

    Bold Touch 9930: 8.5 mm thinner

    P550:
    19 mm
    Bold Touch 9930:
    10.5 mm
  • Release year

    P550:
    2006
    Bold Touch 9930:
    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. P550

    Height:
    116.8 mm
    Width:
    59 mm
    Depth:
    19 mm +8.5 mm versus Bold Touch 9930
  2. 2. Bold Touch 9930

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    66 mm +7 mm versus P550
    Depth:
    10.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. P550

    160 g

    +30 g versus Bold Touch 9930

  2. 2. Bold Touch 9930

    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. P550

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²
  2. 2. Bold Touch 9930

    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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

P550: Original memory entry

128 MB

Bold Touch 9930: 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. P550

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

2. Bold Touch 9930

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. P550

    1300 mAh

    +70 mAh versus Bold Touch 9930

  2. 2. Bold Touch 9930

    1230 mAh

Specifications

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1. P5502. Bold Touch 9930

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for P550, Bold Touch 9930.
SpecificationP550Bold Touch 9930
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 116.8 Х 59 Х 19 mm
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
Weight
  • 160 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 640 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 MB
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • miniSD
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for P550, Bold Touch 9930.
SpecificationP550Bold Touch 9930
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 35.2%
  • 32.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 286 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for P550, Bold Touch 9930.
SpecificationP550Bold Touch 9930
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for P550, Bold Touch 9930.
SpecificationP550Bold Touch 9930
Processor CPU
  • Intel XScale 416 MHz
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
General specs
General specs — specifications for P550, Bold Touch 9930.
SpecificationP550Bold Touch 9930
Release date
  • 2006
  • March
  • 2011
  • May
Colors
  • Silver
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 120 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 307 h (2G) / Up to 307 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G) Music play - Up to 50 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for P550, Bold Touch 9930.
SpecificationP550Bold Touch 9930
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • No
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.38 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.77 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for P550, Bold Touch 9930.
SpecificationP550Bold Touch 9930
Radio
  • No
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for P550, Bold Touch 9930.
SpecificationP550Bold Touch 9930
Dop
  • Infrared port - Business card scanner -Voice Recognition and Hand-free mode -Information Security -Flight Mode -MP3 Player -Pocket Office -Organizer -Voice memo -World time -Currency converter -Stopwatch
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - BlackBerry maps -Document viewer -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Optical trackpad - Previously rumored as BlackBerry Montana