BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs HTC ChaCha

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

    ChaCha: 10 g lighter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    130 g
    ChaCha:
    120 g
  • Width

    ChaCha: 1.4 mm narrower

    Bold Touch 9900:
    66 mm
    ChaCha:
    64.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    ChaCha: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2.8 in
    ChaCha:
    2.6 in

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 +1.4 mm versus ChaCha
    Depth:
    10.5 mm
  2. 2. ChaCha

    Height:
    114.4 mm
    Width:
    64.6 mm
    Depth:
    10.7 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

    130 g

    +10 g versus ChaCha

  2. 2. ChaCha

    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. ChaCha

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.1 cm²

Bold Touch 9900 has approximately 20.6% more rectangular screen area than ChaCha.

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

ChaCha: Original memory entry

512 MB · 512 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. ChaCha

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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. ChaCha

    1250 mAh

    +20 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. ChaCha

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, ChaCha.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900ChaCha
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 114.4 Х 64.6 Х 10.7 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 120 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 640 x 480 px
  • 480 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1250 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread); Sense UI 2.1
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, ChaCha.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900ChaCha
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 20.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 27.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 222 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, ChaCha.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900ChaCha
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, ChaCha.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900ChaCha
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
  • 800 MHz
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 357
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, ChaCha.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900ChaCha
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2011
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
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
  • Stand by time- Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 660 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 7 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, ChaCha.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900ChaCha
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 3.0
  • 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)
  • SAR - 0.68 W/kg (head) 1.37 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, ChaCha.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900ChaCha
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, ChaCha.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900ChaCha
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Facebook dedicated key -MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer/editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Also known as HTC ChaChaCha