BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs HTC Windows Phone 8S

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

    Windows Phone 8S: 17 g lighter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    130 g
    Windows Phone 8S:
    113 g
  • Width

    Windows Phone 8S: 3 mm narrower

    Bold Touch 9900:
    66 mm
    Windows Phone 8S:
    63 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2.8 in
    Windows Phone 8S:
    4 in
  • Height

    Bold Touch 9900: 5.5 mm shorter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    115 mm
    Windows Phone 8S:
    120.5 mm
  • Release year

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2011
    Windows Phone 8S:
    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 +3 mm versus Windows Phone 8S
    Depth:
    10.5 mm
  2. 2. Windows Phone 8S

    Height:
    120.5 mm +5.5 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Width:
    63 mm
    Depth:
    10.3 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

    130 g

    +17 g versus Windows Phone 8S

  2. 2. Windows Phone 8S

    113 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. Windows Phone 8S

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

Windows Phone 8S has approximately 87.6% 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

Windows Phone 8S: Original memory entry

4 GB · 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. Windows Phone 8S

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. Windows Phone 8S

    1700 mAh

    +470 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. Windows Phone 8S

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Windows Phone 8S.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Windows Phone 8S
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 120.5 Х 63 Х 10.3 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 113 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • S-LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 4" 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
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB 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
  • 1700 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 8
  • upgradable to WP8 GDR3
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Windows Phone 8S.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Windows Phone 8S
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 60.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Windows Phone 8S.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Windows Phone 8S
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Windows Phone 8S.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Windows Phone 8S
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 305
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Windows Phone 8S.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Windows Phone 8S
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2012
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Domino
  • Fiesta Red
  • Atlantic Blue
  • High-Rise Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 150 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
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Windows Phone 8S.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Windows Phone 8S
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
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 3.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR/ 4.0
  • LE after Amber update
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 - 0.97 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Windows Phone 8S.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Windows Phone 8S
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Beats Audio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Windows Phone 8S.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Windows Phone 8S
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage) -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input