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BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs HTC One E8

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

      Bold Touch 9900: 15 g lighter

      Bold Touch 9900:
      130 g
      One E8:
      145 g

    • Width

      Bold Touch 9900: 4.7 mm narrower

      Bold Touch 9900:
      66 mm
      One E8:
      70.7 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Bold Touch 9900: 2.2 in smaller diagonal

      Bold Touch 9900:
      2.8 in
      One E8:
      5 in

    • Depth

      One E8: 0.6 mm thinner

      Bold Touch 9900:
      10.5 mm
      One E8:
      9.9 mm

    • Height

      Bold Touch 9900: 31.4 mm shorter

      Bold Touch 9900:
      115 mm
      One E8:
      146.4 mm

    • Release year

      Bold Touch 9900:
      2011
      One E8:
      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 +0.6 mm versus One E8

    2. 2. One E8

      Height:
      146.4 mm +31.4 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
      Width:
      70.7 mm +4.7 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
      Depth:
      9.9 mm

    Weight

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

    1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

      130 g

    2. 2. One E8

      145 g

      +15 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. One E8

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

    One E8 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.

    Recorded RAM for Bold Touch 9900, One E8, compared at the same storage capacity.
    StorageBold Touch 9900One E8
    16 GB Unknown 2 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. One E8

    NFC:
    Yes
    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. One E8

      2600 mAh

      +1370 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

    Specifications

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    1. Bold Touch 99002. One E8

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, One E8.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900One E8
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
    • 146.4 Х 70.7 Х 9.9 mm
    Weight
    • 130 g
    • 145 g
    Technology
    • TFT
    • Super LCD3
    Screen size
    • 2.8" inch
    • 5" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 640 x 480 px
    • 1080 x 1920 px
    Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 8 GB
    • 768 MB RAM
    • 16 GB
    • 2 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
    • 2600 mAh
    • Non-removable Li-Po
    Operating system OS
    • BlackBerry OS 7.0
    • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
    • upgradable to 6.1 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 7
    Chipset Unknown
    • Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
    NFC
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, One E8.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900One E8
    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%
    • 66.6%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 286 PPI
    • 441 PPI
    Screen protection Unknown
    • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, One E8.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900One E8
    Rear camera, main
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    • 13 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 5 MP
    • 13 MP
    • AF
    • f/2.2
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • LED flash
    • panorama
    • HDR
    Video
    • 720p
    • 1080p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0 MP,
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    Specifications Unknown
    • 5 MP
    Performance

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

    Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, One E8.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900One E8
    Processor CPU
    • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
    • Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
    Graphics processor GPU Unknown
    • Adreno 330
    Antutu 7 score * Unknown
    • 36112
    GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
    • 940
    GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
    • 2222
    GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
    • 2614
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, One E8.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900One E8
    Release date
    • 2011
    • May
    • 2014
    • June. Released 2014
    • June
    Colors
    • Black
    • White
    • White
    • Red
    • Black
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 140 EUR
    • 420 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 504 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 26 h 40 min (3G)
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, One E8.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900One E8
    SIM card
    • Mini-SIM
    • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    Network
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - for India
    • Hong Kong HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - SEA TD-SCDMA - Hong Kong -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
    • 3(1800)
    • 7(2600)
    • 8(900)
    • 28(700) - SEA LTE band 1(2100)
    • 41(2500) - India LTE band 3(1800)
    • 38(2600)
    • 39(1900)
    • 40(2300)
    • 41(2500) - Hong Kong
    Speed
    • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
    • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
    • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
    GPRS
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Edge
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
    • dual-band
    • Wi-Fi Direct
    • 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)
    • SAR - 0.76 W/kg (head) 0.32 W/kg (body)
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, One E8.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900One E8
    Radio
    • No
    • FM radio
    Others Unknown
    • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, One E8.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900One E8
    Dop
    • Sensors Proximity
    • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
    • BlackBerry Magnum
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • gyro
    • proximity
    • compass
    • barometer - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - Also known as HTC One (E8) Ace
    • HTC ONE (E8) dual sim