BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs HTC 8XT

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

    8XT: 10 g lighter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    130 g
    8XT:
    120 g
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2.8 in
    8XT:
    4.3 in
  • Depth

    8XT: 0.6 mm thinner

    Bold Touch 9900:
    10.5 mm
    8XT:
    9.9 mm
  • Height

    Bold Touch 9900: 17.1 mm shorter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    115 mm
    8XT:
    132.1 mm
  • Release year

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2011
    8XT:
    2013

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
    Width:
    66 mm
    Depth:
    10.5 mm +0.6 mm versus 8XT
  2. 2. 8XT

    Height:
    132.1 mm +17.1 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Width:
    66 mm
    Depth:
    9.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

    130 g

    +10 g versus 8XT

  2. 2. 8XT

    120 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. 8XT

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    52.6 cm²

8XT has approximately 116.8% 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 Bold Touch 9900, 8XT, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageBold Touch 99008XT
8 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
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. Bold Touch 9900

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

2. 8XT

NFC:
See details Yes (market dependent)
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 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. Bold Touch 9900

    1230 mAh

  2. 2. 8XT

    1800 mAh

    +570 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. 8XT

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, 8XT.
SpecificationBold Touch 99008XT
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 132.1 Х 66 Х 9.9 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 120 g
Technology
  • TFT
Unknown
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 640 x 480 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
  • Yes (market dependent)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, 8XT.
SpecificationBold Touch 99008XT
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 52.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 60.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 217 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, 8XT.
SpecificationBold Touch 99008XT
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 8 MP
  • 1/3.2''
  • 1.4µm
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 1.6 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 1.6 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, 8XT.
SpecificationBold Touch 99008XT
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
  • Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait 200
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 305
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, 8XT.
SpecificationBold Touch 99008XT
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2013
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Violet
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 170 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
  • Talking time- Up to 14 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, 8XT.
SpecificationBold Touch 99008XT
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 25(1900)
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Yes
  • No
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.0
  • 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)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, 8XT.
SpecificationBold Touch 99008XT
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Beats Audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, 8XT.
SpecificationBold Touch 99008XT
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - For Sprint