BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs BlackBerry Curve 8980

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

    Curve 8980: 13 g lighter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    130 g
    Curve 8980:
    117 g
  • Width

    Curve 8980: 6 mm narrower

    Bold Touch 9900:
    66 mm
    Curve 8980:
    60 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Curve 8980: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2.8 in
    Curve 8980:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    Bold Touch 9900: 3.1 mm thinner

    Bold Touch 9900:
    10.5 mm
    Curve 8980:
    13.6 mm
  • Height

    Curve 8980: 6 mm shorter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    115 mm
    Curve 8980:
    109 mm
  • Release year

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2011
    Curve 8980:
    2012

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. Bold Touch 9900

    Height:
    115 mm +6 mm versus Curve 8980
    Width:
    66 mm +6 mm versus Curve 8980
    Depth:
    10.5 mm
  2. 2. Curve 8980

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    60 mm
    Depth:
    13.6 mm +3.1 mm versus Bold Touch 9900

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

    130 g

    +13 g versus Curve 8980

  2. 2. Curve 8980

    117 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. Bold Touch 9900

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²
  2. 2. Curve 8980

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

Bold Touch 9900 has approximately 36.1% more rectangular screen area than Curve 8980.

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.

Bold Touch 9900: Original memory entry

8 GB · 768 MB RAM

Curve 8980: Original memory entry

256 MB

Practical features

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

1. Bold Touch 9900

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

2. Curve 8980

NFC:
Unknown
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.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. Curve 8980

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Curve 8980.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Curve 8980
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 109 Х 60 Х 13.6 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 117 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 640 x 480 px
  • 480 x 360 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 256 MB
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.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • BlackBerry OS 5.0
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Curve 8980.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Curve 8980
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 27.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 250 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Curve 8980.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Curve 8980
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Curve 8980.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Curve 8980
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Curve 8980.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Curve 8980
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2012
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 70 EUR
Battery life
  • 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
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Curve 8980.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Curve 8980
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.76 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 0.64 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Curve 8980.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Curve 8980
Radio
  • No
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Curve 8980.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Curve 8980
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • BlackBerry maps -MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Organizer -Document viewer -Photo viewer -Voice dial/memo -Predictive text input Optical trackpad