BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Lava Iris X1 mini

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

    Iris X1 mini: 14 g lighter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    130 g
    Iris X1 mini:
    116 g
  • Width

    Iris X1 mini: 2.6 mm narrower

    Bold Touch 9900:
    66 mm
    Iris X1 mini:
    63.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2.8 in
    Iris X1 mini:
    4 in
  • Depth

    Iris X1 mini: 1.5 mm thinner

    Bold Touch 9900:
    10.5 mm
    Iris X1 mini:
    9 mm
  • Height

    Bold Touch 9900: 8.5 mm shorter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    115 mm
    Iris X1 mini:
    123.5 mm
  • Release year

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2011
    Iris X1 mini:
    2015

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 +2.6 mm versus Iris X1 mini
    Depth:
    10.5 mm +1.5 mm versus Iris X1 mini
  2. 2. Iris X1 mini

    Height:
    123.5 mm +8.5 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Width:
    63.4 mm
    Depth:
    9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

    130 g

    +14 g versus Iris X1 mini

  2. 2. Iris X1 mini

    116 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. Iris X1 mini

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

Iris X1 mini 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

Iris X1 mini: 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. Iris X1 mini

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB

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. Iris X1 mini

    1750 mAh

    +520 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. Iris X1 mini

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Iris X1 mini.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Iris X1 mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 123.5 Х 63.4 Х 9 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 116 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS 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
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1750 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Spreadtrum 7731
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Iris X1 mini.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Iris X1 mini
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 58.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Iris X1 mini.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Iris X1 mini
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Iris X1 mini.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Iris X1 mini
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-400
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Iris X1 mini.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Iris X1 mini
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2015
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Ink Black,white-silver
  • Black-gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
Unknown
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
  • Talking time- Up to 10 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Iris X1 mini.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Iris X1 mini
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
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
  • A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.1
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, Iris X1 mini.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Iris X1 mini
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
  • recording
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Iris X1 mini.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Iris X1 mini
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - For India