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BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Google Pixel

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.

  • WeightBold Touch 9900: 13 g lighterBold Touch 9900: 130 g · Pixel: 143 g
  • WidthBold Touch 9900: 3.5 mm narrowerBold Touch 9900: 66 mm · Pixel: 69.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalBold Touch 9900: 2.2 in smaller diagonalBold Touch 9900: 2.8 in · Pixel: 5 in
  • DepthPixel: 2 mm thinnerPixel: 8.5 mm · Bold Touch 9900: 10.5 mm
  • HeightBold Touch 9900: 28.8 mm shorterBold Touch 9900: 115 mm · Pixel: 143.8 mm
  • Release year2011 / 2016Bold Touch 9900: 2011 · Pixel: 2016

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.

Front
Bold Touch 9900: 115 × 66 mm 1 Pixel: 143.8 × 69.5 mm 2
Side
Bold Touch 9900: 115 × 10.5 mm 1 Pixel: 143.8 × 8.5 mm 2
  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900
    Height
    115 mm
    Width
    66 mm
    Depth
    10.5 mm+2 mm versus Pixel
    Weight
    130 g
  2. 2. Pixel
    Height
    143.8 mm+28.8 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Width
    69.5 mm+3.5 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Depth
    8.5 mm
    Weight
    143 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900130 g
  2. 2. Pixel143 g

    +13 g versus Bold Touch 9900

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.

Screen size
Bold Touch 9900: 2.8 in, 4:3, About 24.3 cm² rectangular area 1 Pixel: 5 in, 16:9, About 68.9 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Pixel 5 in · 16:9 About 68.9 cm² rectangular area

Pixel 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.

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

Bold Touch 9900: Original memory entry

8 GB · 768 MB RAM

Pixel: Original memory entry

32/128 GB · 512GB 4GB

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. Pixel

NFC
Yes
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
No

Battery capacity

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

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 99001230 mAh
  2. 2. Pixel2770 mAh

    +1540 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. Pixel

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Pixel
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 143.8 Х 69.5 Х 8.5 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 143 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 640 x 480 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 32/128 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2770 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Android 7.1 (Nougat)
  • upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Pixel
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 69.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 441 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Pixel
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 12.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 12.3 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/2.3''
  • 1.55µm
  • PDAF & laser AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 720p
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 1/3.2''
  • 1.4µm
DxOMark Main ScoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 90
DxOMark PhotoLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 90
DxOMark VideoLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 91
Performance
Performance
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Pixel
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
  • Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 530
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 145789
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 1626
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 4014
GeekBench 4 RenderScriptLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 7705
GeekBench 4 BatteryLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 1738
GeekBench 5 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 307
GeekBench 5 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 848
General specs
General specs
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Pixel
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2016
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Quite Black
  • Very Silver
  • Really Blue
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 290 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
  • Stand by time- Up to 456 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 26 h (3G) Music play - Up to 110 h
Body build Unknown
  • Front glass
  • aluminum body
  • partial glass back
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Pixel
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 12(700)
  • 13(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 18(800)
  • 19(800)
  • 20(800)
  • 21(1500)
  • 26(850)
  • 28(700)
  • 32(1500)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 3.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • aptX
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 - 0.92 W/kg (head) 0.58 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.33 W/kg (head) 0.61 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Pixel
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Pixel
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Fast battery charging - Splash and dust resistant - Versions: Global
  • USA
  • North America

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