BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Motorola ROKR E2

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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

    ROKR E2: 23 g lighter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    130 g
    ROKR E2:
    107 g
  • Width

    ROKR E2: 16.5 mm narrower

    Bold Touch 9900:
    66 mm
    ROKR E2:
    49.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    ROKR E2: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2.8 in
    ROKR E2:
    2 in
  • Depth

    Bold Touch 9900: 7.5 mm thinner

    Bold Touch 9900:
    10.5 mm
    ROKR E2:
    18 mm
  • Height

    ROKR E2: 9 mm shorter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    115 mm
    ROKR E2:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2011
    ROKR E2:
    2006

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 +9 mm versus ROKR E2
    Width:
    66 mm +16.5 mm versus ROKR E2
    Depth:
    10.5 mm
  2. 2. ROKR E2

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    49.5 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +7.5 mm versus Bold Touch 9900

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

    130 g

    +23 g versus ROKR E2

  2. 2. ROKR E2

    107 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. ROKR E2

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

Bold Touch 9900 has approximately 96% more rectangular screen area than ROKR E2.

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

ROKR E2: Original memory entry

10 MB

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. ROKR E2

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details SD · up to 2 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

    +380 mAh versus ROKR E2

  2. 2. ROKR E2

    850 mAh

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. ROKR E2

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, ROKR E2.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900ROKR E2
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 106 Х 49.5 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 107 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 640 x 480 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 10 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • SD
  • up to 2 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 850 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Linux
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, ROKR E2.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900ROKR E2
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 12.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 23.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 200 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, ROKR E2.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900ROKR E2
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, ROKR E2.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900ROKR E2
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, ROKR E2.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900ROKR E2
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2006
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 130 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 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, ROKR E2.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900ROKR E2
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 6
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
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, ROKR E2.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900ROKR E2
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, ROKR E2.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900ROKR E2
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • MP4/MP3 player -iTAP -Voice memo -Voice dial -Organizer -Changeable covers