BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Huawei Mate 20: specs comparison

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: 58 g lighter

Bold Touch 9900:

130 g

Mate 20:

188 g
Width

Bold Touch 9900: 11.2 mm narrower

Bold Touch 9900:

66 mm

Mate 20:

77.2 mm
Screen diagonal

Bold Touch 9900: 3.73 in smaller diagonal

Bold Touch 9900:

2.8 in

Mate 20:

6.53 in
Rear camera layout

Bold Touch 9900:

Single

Mate 20:

Triple
Depth

Mate 20: 2.2 mm thinner

Bold Touch 9900:

10.5 mm

Mate 20:

8.3 mm
Height

Bold Touch 9900: 43.2 mm shorter

Bold Touch 9900:

115 mm

Mate 20:

158.2 mm

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. Bold Touch 9900

Height:

115 mm
Width:

66 mm
Depth:

10.5 mm +2.2 mm versus Mate 20
2. Mate 20

Height:

158.2 mm +43.2 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
Width:

77.2 mm +11.2 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
Depth:

8.3 mm

Weight

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

1. Bold Touch 9900

130 g
2. Mate 20

188 g

+58 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. Bold Touch 9900

Screen diagonal:

2.8 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

4:3

Approximate rectangular screen area:

24.3 cm²
2. Mate 20

Screen diagonal:

6.53 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

18.7:9

Approximate rectangular screen area:

107.5 cm²

Mate 20 has approximately 342.8% 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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Bold Touch 9900: Original memory entry

8 GB · 768 MB RAM

Mate 20: Original memory entry

128 GB · 4/6 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. Mate 20

NFC:: Yes
Headphone jack:: Yes
Memory card support:: See details NM (Nano Memory) · up to 256GB (uses SIM 2)

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. Bold Touch 9900

1230 mAh
2. Mate 20

4000 mAh

+2770 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. Mate 20

Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mate 20.
Specification	Bold Touch 9900	Mate 20
Dimensions (HxWxD)	115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm	158.2 Х 77.2 Х 8.3 mm
Weight	130 g	188 g
Technology	TFT	IPS LCD
Screen size	2.8" inch	6.53" inch
Screen resolution	640 x 480 px	1080 x 2244 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.	8 GB 768 MB RAM	128 GB 4/6 GB RAM
Memory card support	microSD up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)	NM (Nano Memory) up to 256GB (uses SIM 2)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.	1230 mAh Removable Li-Ion	4000 mAh Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS	BlackBerry OS 7.0	Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9
Chipset	Unknown	HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
NFC	Yes	Yes
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes

Display

Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mate 20.
Specification	Bold Touch 9900	Mate 20
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen area	24.3 cm2	107.5 cm2
Screen format	4:3 (height:width)	18.7:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	32.0%	88.0%
PPI /points per inch/	286 PPI	381 PPI
Screen protection	Unknown	Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)

Camera and Video

Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mate 20.
Specification	Bold Touch 9900	Mate 20
Rear camera, main	5 MP Single	12 MP Triple
Camera specs	5 MP	12 MP f/1.8 27mm (wide) 1/2.3'' -16 MP f/2.2 17mm (ultrawide) -8 MP f/2.4 52mm (telephoto)
Functions	LED flash	HDR
Video	720p	1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	0 MP,	24 MP Single
Specifications	Unknown	24 MP f/2.0 26mm (wide)

Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mate 20.
Specification	Bold Touch 9900	Mate 20
Processor CPU	1.2 GHz QC 8655	Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
Graphics processor GPU	Unknown	Mali-G76 MP10
Antutu 7 score *	Unknown	302235
Antutu 8 score *	Unknown	373927
GeekBench 5 Single Core *	Unknown	679
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core *	Unknown	2321

General specs

General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mate 20.
Specification	Bold Touch 9900	Mate 20
Release date	2011 May	2018 October
Colors	Black White	Midnight Blue Twilight Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	140 EUR	640 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
Body build	Unknown	Front/back glass & aluminum frame

Communication and Connectivity

Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mate 20.
Specification	Bold Touch 9900	Mate 20
SIM card	Mini-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid 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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100) 2(1900) 3(1800) 4(1700/2100) 5(850) 6(900) 7(2600) 8(900) 9(1800) 12(700) 17(700) 18(800) 19(800) 20(800) 26(850) 28(700) 32(1500) 34(2000) 38(2600) 39(1900) 40(2300)
Speed	HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Yes
Edge	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band DLNA Wi-Fi Direct hotspot
GPS	Yes with A-GPS BlackBerry Maps	Yes with dual-band A-GPS GLONASS BDS GALILEO QZSS
USB	microUSB 2.0	3.1 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth	2.1 A2DP EDR	5.0 A2DP aptX HD LE
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, Mate 20.
Specification	Bold Touch 9900	Mate 20
Radio	No	FM radio
Others	Unknown	DCI-P3 -HDR10 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mate 20.
Specification	Bold Touch 9900	Mate 20
Dop	Sensors Proximity compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota BlackBerry Magnum	Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer gyro proximity barometer compass Infrared port - Fast battery charging 4.5V/5A (58% in 30 min) - IP53 dust and splash protection

BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Huawei Mate 20

BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900

Huawei Mate 20