BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Huawei Mate 20 Lite: 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: 42 g lighter

Bold Touch 9900:

130 g

Mate 20 Lite:

172 g
Width

Bold Touch 9900: 9.3 mm narrower

Bold Touch 9900:

66 mm

Mate 20 Lite:

75.3 mm
Screen diagonal

Bold Touch 9900: 3.5 in smaller diagonal

Bold Touch 9900:

2.8 in

Mate 20 Lite:

6.3 in
Rear camera layout

Bold Touch 9900:

Single

Mate 20 Lite:

Dual
Depth

Mate 20 Lite: 2.9 mm thinner

Bold Touch 9900:

10.5 mm

Mate 20 Lite:

7.6 mm
Height

Bold Touch 9900: 43.3 mm shorter

Bold Touch 9900:

115 mm

Mate 20 Lite:

158.3 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 +2.9 mm versus Mate 20 Lite
2. Mate 20 Lite

Height:

158.3 mm +43.3 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
Width:

75.3 mm +9.3 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
Depth:

7.6 mm

Weight

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

1. Bold Touch 9900

130 g
2. Mate 20 Lite

172 g

+42 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 Lite

Screen diagonal:

6.3 in

Aspect ratio (height:width):

19.5:9

Approximate rectangular screen area:

97.4 cm²

Mate 20 Lite has approximately 301.3% 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 Lite: Original memory entry

64 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 Lite

NFC:: See details Yes (SNE-LX1 only)
Headphone jack:: Yes
Memory card support:: See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 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. Bold Touch 9900

1230 mAh
2. Mate 20 Lite

3750 mAh

+2520 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. Mate 20 Lite

Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mate 20 Lite.
Specification	Bold Touch 9900	Mate 20 Lite
Dimensions (HxWxD)	115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm	158.3 Х 75.3 Х 7.6 mm
Weight	130 g	172 g
Technology	TFT	LTPS IPS LCD
Screen size	2.8" inch	6.3" inch
Screen resolution	640 x 480 px	1080 x 2340 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.	8 GB 768 MB RAM	64 GB 4/6 GB RAM
Memory card support	microSD up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.	1230 mAh Removable Li-Ion	3750 mAh Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS	BlackBerry OS 7.0	Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2
Chipset	Unknown	HiSilicon Kirin 710 (12 nm)
NFC	Yes	Yes (SNE-LX1 only)
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes

Display

Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mate 20 Lite.
Specification	Bold Touch 9900	Mate 20 Lite
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen area	24.3 cm2	97.4 cm2
Screen format	4:3 (height:width)	19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	32.0%	81.7%
PPI /points per inch/	286 PPI	409 PPI

Camera and Video

Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mate 20 Lite.
Specification	Bold Touch 9900	Mate 20 Lite
Rear camera, main	5 MP Single	20 MP Dual
Camera specs	5 MP	20 MP f/1.8 27mm (wide) PDAF -2 MP depth sensor
Functions	LED flash	HDR
Video	720p	1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	0 MP,	24 MP Dual
Specifications	Unknown	24 MP f/2.0 26mm (wide) 2 MP depth sensor

Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mate 20 Lite.
Specification	Bold Touch 9900	Mate 20 Lite
Processor CPU	1.2 GHz QC 8655	Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU	Unknown	Mali-G51 MP4
Antutu 7 score *	Unknown	138432
GeekBench 4 Single Core *	Unknown	1550
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *	Unknown	5409
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *	Unknown	4050
Antutu 8 score *	Unknown	171368
GeekBench 5 Single Core *	Unknown	331
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core *	Unknown	1317

General specs

General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mate 20 Lite.
Specification	Bold Touch 9900	Mate 20 Lite
Release date	2011 May	2018 August
Colors	Black White	Sapphire Blue Black Platinum Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	140 EUR	300 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 glass aluminum body

Communication and Connectivity

Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mate 20 Lite.
Specification	Bold Touch 9900	Mate 20 Lite
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 (SNE-LX1 DS SNE-LX3 DS INE-LX2) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - SNE-LX1 SNE-LX3 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SNE-LX2 -4G - LTE band 1(2100) 3(1800) 7(2600) 8(900) 20(800) - SNE-LX1 LTE band 1(2100) 5(850) 18(800) 19(800) 28(700) 38(2600) 40(2300) 41(2500) - SNE-LX2 INE-LX2 LTE band 2(1900) 4(1700/2100) 12(700) 17(700) 28(700) - SNE-LX3
Speed	HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 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 Wi-Fi Direct hotspot
GPS	Yes with A-GPS BlackBerry Maps	Yes with A-GPS GLONASS BDS
USB	microUSB 2.0	2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth	2.1 A2DP EDR	4.2 A2DP 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 Lite.
Specification	Bold Touch 9900	Mate 20 Lite
Radio	No	FM radio
Others	Unknown	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mate 20 Lite.
Specification	Bold Touch 9900	Mate 20 Lite
Dop	Sensors Proximity compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota BlackBerry Magnum	Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer gyro proximity compass - Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W

BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Huawei Mate 20 Lite