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BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs LG Lucid2 VS870

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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

      Lucid2 VS870: 6.1 g lighter

      Bold Touch 9900:
      130 g
      Lucid2 VS870:
      123.9 g

    • Screen diagonal

      Bold Touch 9900: 1.9 in smaller diagonal

      Bold Touch 9900:
      2.8 in
      Lucid2 VS870:
      4.7 in

    • Depth

      Lucid2 VS870: 0.6 mm thinner

      Bold Touch 9900:
      10.5 mm
      Lucid2 VS870:
      9.9 mm

    • Height

      Bold Touch 9900: 16.6 mm shorter

      Bold Touch 9900:
      115 mm
      Lucid2 VS870:
      131.6 mm

    • Release year

      Bold Touch 9900:
      2011
      Lucid2 VS870:
      2014

    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 +0.6 mm versus Lucid2 VS870

    2. 2. Lucid2 VS870

      Height:
      131.6 mm +16.6 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
      Width:
      66 mm
      Depth:
      9.9 mm

    Weight

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

    1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

      130 g

      +6.1 g versus Lucid2 VS870

    2. 2. Lucid2 VS870

      123.9 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. Lucid2 VS870

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

    Lucid2 VS870 has approximately 150.8% 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.

    Recorded RAM for Bold Touch 9900, Lucid2 VS870, compared at the same storage capacity.
    StorageBold Touch 9900Lucid2 VS870
    8 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
    Bold Touch 9900: Original memory entry

    8 GB · 768 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. Lucid2 VS870

    NFC:
    Yes
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 64 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. Lucid2 VS870

      2440 mAh

      +1210 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

    Specifications

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    1. Bold Touch 99002. Lucid2 VS870

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Lucid2 VS870.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Lucid2 VS870
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
    • 131.6 Х 66 Х 9.9 mm
    Weight
    • 130 g
    • 123.9 g
    Technology
    • TFT
    • IPS LCD
    Screen size
    • 2.8" inch
    • 4.7" 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
    • 8 GB
    • 1 GB RAM
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
    • microSD
    • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 1230 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    • 2440 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • BlackBerry OS 7.0
    • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
    NFC
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Lucid2 VS870.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Lucid2 VS870
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 24.3 cm2
    • 60.9 cm2
    Screen format
    • 4:3 (height:width)
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 32.0%
    • 70.1%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 286 PPI
    • 234 PPI
    Screen protection Unknown
    • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Lucid2 VS870.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Lucid2 VS870
    Rear camera, main
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 5 MP
    • 5 MP
    • AF
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • LED flash
    • panorama
    • HDR
    Video
    • 720p
    • 1080p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0 MP,
    • 0.3 MP
    • Single
    Specifications Unknown
    • VGA
    Performance
    Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Lucid2 VS870.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Lucid2 VS870
    Processor CPU
    • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
    • Quad-core 1.2 GHz
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Lucid2 VS870.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Lucid2 VS870
    Release date
    • 2011
    • May
    • 2014
    • April
    Colors
    • Black
    • White
    • Black
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 140 EUR
    • 220 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 360 h Talking time- Up to 12 h 30 min
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Lucid2 VS870.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Lucid2 VS870
    SIM card
    • Mini-SIM
    • Micro-SIM
    Network
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100)
    • 13(700)
    Speed
    • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
    • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
    • LTE
    GPRS
    • Yes
    • No
    Edge
    • Yes
    • No
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
    • dual-band
    • Wi-Fi Direct
    • hotspot
    • DLNA
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • BlackBerry Maps
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • microUSB 2.0
    Bluetooth
    • 2.1
    • A2DP
    • EDR
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    • EDR
    • 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)
    • SAR - 0.78 W/kg (head) 1.09 W/kg (body)
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Lucid2 VS870.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Lucid2 VS870
    Radio
    • No
    • No
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Lucid2 VS870.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Lucid2 VS870
    Dop
    • Sensors Proximity
    • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
    • BlackBerry Magnum
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity
    • compass - For Verizon

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