BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs HTC Velocity 4G

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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: 33.8 g lighter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    130 g
    Velocity 4G:
    163.8 g
  • Width

    Bold Touch 9900: 1 mm narrower

    Bold Touch 9900:
    66 mm
    Velocity 4G:
    67 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2.8 in
    Velocity 4G:
    4.5 in
  • Depth

    Bold Touch 9900: 0.8 mm thinner

    Bold Touch 9900:
    10.5 mm
    Velocity 4G:
    11.3 mm
  • Height

    Bold Touch 9900: 13.8 mm shorter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    115 mm
    Velocity 4G:
    128.8 mm
  • Release year

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2011
    Velocity 4G:
    2012

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
  2. 2. Velocity 4G

    Height:
    128.8 mm +13.8 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Width:
    67 mm +1 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Depth:
    11.3 mm +0.8 mm versus Bold Touch 9900

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

    130 g

  2. 2. Velocity 4G

    163.8 g

    +33.8 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. Velocity 4G

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

Velocity 4G has approximately 129.9% 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

Velocity 4G: Original memory entry

16 GB (13 GB user available) · 1 GB 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. Velocity 4G

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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. Velocity 4G

    1620 mAh

    +390 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. Velocity 4G

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Velocity 4G.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Velocity 4G
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 128.8 Х 67 Х 11.3 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 163.8 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • S-LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 4.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 640 x 480 px
  • 540 x 960 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 (13 GB user available)
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1620 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Android 2.3.7 (Gingerbread)
  • upgradable to 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich); Sense UI 3.5
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Velocity 4G.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Velocity 4G
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 55.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 64.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 245 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Velocity 4G.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Velocity 4G
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • 720p
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 1.3 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Velocity 4G.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Velocity 4G
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
  • Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 220
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Velocity 4G.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Velocity 4G
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2012
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
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 293 h (2G) / Up to 248 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 7 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 10 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Velocity 4G.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Velocity 4G
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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 3(1800) LTE band 7(2600)
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Up to 80 kbps
Edge
  • Yes
  • Up to 236.8 kbps
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
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
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)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Velocity 4G.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Velocity 4G
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Velocity 4G.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Velocity 4G
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input