BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs O2 XDA Atom

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

    Bold Touch 9900: 10 g lighter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    130 g
    XDA Atom:
    140 g
  • Width

    XDA Atom: 8 mm narrower

    Bold Touch 9900:
    66 mm
    XDA Atom:
    58 mm
  • Depth

    Bold Touch 9900: 8 mm thinner

    Bold Touch 9900:
    10.5 mm
    XDA Atom:
    18.5 mm
  • Height

    XDA Atom: 13 mm shorter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    115 mm
    XDA Atom:
    102 mm
  • Release year

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2011
    XDA Atom:
    2005

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 +13 mm versus XDA Atom
    Width:
    66 mm +8 mm versus XDA Atom
    Depth:
    10.5 mm
  2. 2. XDA Atom

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18.5 mm +8 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. XDA Atom

    140 g

    +10 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. XDA Atom

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

Bold Touch 9900 has approximately 7.5% more rectangular screen area than XDA Atom.

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

XDA Atom: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 MB ROM

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. XDA Atom

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

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. XDA Atom

    1530 mAh

    +300 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. XDA Atom

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, XDA Atom.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900XDA Atom
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 102 Х 58 Х 18.5 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 140 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 2.7" 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
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, XDA Atom.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900XDA Atom
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 38.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, XDA Atom.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900XDA Atom
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, XDA Atom.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900XDA Atom
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
  • Intel PXA272 416 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, XDA Atom.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900XDA Atom
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2005
  • November
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 260 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 150 h Talking time- Up to 5 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, XDA Atom.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900XDA Atom
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 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 1.2
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, XDA Atom.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900XDA Atom
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, XDA Atom.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900XDA Atom
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player -WMV/MP4 player - Produced by Quanta Computer. Functionally identical to HP iPAQ rw6815