BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs HTC Desire 510

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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 9900: 28 g lighter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    130 g
    Desire 510:
    158 g
  • Width

    Bold Touch 9900: 3.8 mm narrower

    Bold Touch 9900:
    66 mm
    Desire 510:
    69.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900: 1.9 in smaller diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2.8 in
    Desire 510:
    4.7 in
  • Depth

    Desire 510: 0.5 mm thinner

    Bold Touch 9900:
    10.5 mm
    Desire 510:
    10 mm
  • Height

    Bold Touch 9900: 24.9 mm shorter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    115 mm
    Desire 510:
    139.9 mm
  • Release year

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2011
    Desire 510:
    2014

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 +0.5 mm versus Desire 510
  2. 2. Desire 510

    Height:
    139.9 mm +24.9 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Width:
    69.8 mm +3.8 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Depth:
    10 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

    130 g

  2. 2. Desire 510

    158 g

    +28 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.

  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. Desire 510

    Screen diagonal:
    4.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    60.9 cm²

Desire 510 has approximately 150.8% 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, Desire 510, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageBold Touch 9900Desire 510
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. Desire 510

NFC:
See details Yes (market/operator dependent)
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 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. Desire 510

    2100 mAh

    +870 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. Desire 510

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Desire 510.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Desire 510
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 139.9 Х 69.8 Х 10 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 158 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 4.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 640 x 480 px
  • 480 x 854 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 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat); Sense UI 5.5
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) EU model -Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) USA model
NFC
  • Yes
  • Yes (market/operator dependent)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Desire 510.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Desire 510
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 60.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 62.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 208 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Desire 510.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Desire 510
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 720p
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA/ 1.3 MP
  • Sprint
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Desire 510.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Desire 510
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 EU model -Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 USA model
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 306 EU model -Adreno 305 USA model
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 20457
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 502
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1194
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Desire 510.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Desire 510
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2014
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Vanilla White
  • Jet Black
  • Dark Grey
  • Deep Navy Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 200 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 646 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 17 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Desire 510.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Desire 510
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions CDMA 800 / 850 / 1900 - US -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - EMEA HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - US -4G - LTE band 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800) LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 17(700) - Cricket LTE band 25(1900)
  • 26(850)
  • 41(2500) - Sprint
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • 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
  • 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)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Desire 510.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Desire 510
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Desire 510.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Desire 510
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity