BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Nokia 808 PureView

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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

    Bold Touch 9900: 39 g lighter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    130 g
    808 PureView:
    169 g
  • Width

    808 PureView: 5.8 mm narrower

    Bold Touch 9900:
    66 mm
    808 PureView:
    60.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2.8 in
    808 PureView:
    4 in
  • Depth

    Bold Touch 9900: 3.4 mm thinner

    Bold Touch 9900:
    10.5 mm
    808 PureView:
    13.9 mm
  • Height

    Bold Touch 9900: 8.9 mm shorter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    115 mm
    808 PureView:
    123.9 mm
  • Release year

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2011
    808 PureView:
    2012

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 +5.8 mm versus 808 PureView
    Depth:
    10.5 mm
  2. 2. 808 PureView

    Height:
    123.9 mm +8.9 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Width:
    60.2 mm
    Depth:
    13.9 mm +3.4 mm versus Bold Touch 9900

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

    130 g

  2. 2. 808 PureView

    169 g

    +39 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. 1. Bold Touch 9900

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²
  2. 2. 808 PureView

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

808 PureView has approximately 81.7% 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

808 PureView: Original memory entry

16 GB · 1 GB ROM · 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. 808 PureView

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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. 808 PureView

    1400 mAh

    +170 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. 808 PureView

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, 808 PureView.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900808 PureView
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 123.9 Х 60.2 Х 13.9 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 169 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 640 x 480 px
  • 360 x 640 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 1 GB ROM
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Nokia Belle OS
NFC
  • Yes
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, 808 PureView.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900808 PureView
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 44.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 59.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 184 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video

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

Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, 808 PureView.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900808 PureView
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 41 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 41 MP (38 MP effective)
  • f/2.4
  • 1/1.2''
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Xenon flash
Video
  • 720p
  • VGA@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
DxOMark Main Score * Unknown
  • 61
DxOMark Photo * Unknown
  • 60
DxOMark Video * Unknown
  • 65
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, 808 PureView.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900808 PureView
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
  • 1.3 GHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Broadcom BCM2763
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, 808 PureView.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900808 PureView
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2012
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 280 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 465 h (2G) / Up to 540 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, 808 PureView.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900808 PureView
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 33
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 33
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • UPnP technology
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 3.0
  • 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)
  • SAR - 1.21 W/kg (head) 1.46 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.23 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, 808 PureView.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900808 PureView
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
Others Unknown
  • Nokia ClearBlack display
  • Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement -Dolby Headphone -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, 808 PureView.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900808 PureView
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - HDMI port - Also known as Nokia 808 PureView RM-807