BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Plum Trigger Plus III

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

    Trigger Plus III: 32.5 g lighter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    130 g
    Trigger Plus III:
    97.5 g
  • Width

    Trigger Plus III: 4.5 mm narrower

    Bold Touch 9900:
    66 mm
    Trigger Plus III:
    61.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2.8 in
    Trigger Plus III:
    3.5 in
  • Height

    Bold Touch 9900: 2.8 mm shorter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    115 mm
    Trigger Plus III:
    117.8 mm
  • Release year

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2011
    Trigger Plus III:
    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 +4.5 mm versus Trigger Plus III
    Depth:
    10.5 mm
  2. 2. Trigger Plus III

    Height:
    117.8 mm +2.8 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Width:
    61.5 mm
    Depth:
    10.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

    130 g

    +32.5 g versus Trigger Plus III

  2. 2. Trigger Plus III

    97.5 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. Trigger Plus III

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

Trigger Plus III has approximately 50.2% 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

Trigger Plus III: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 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. Trigger Plus III

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. Trigger Plus III

    1300 mAh

    +70 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. Trigger Plus III

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Trigger Plus III.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Trigger Plus III
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 117.8 Х 61.5 Х 10.5 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 97.5 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 640 x 480 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
  • 256 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
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6572M (28 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Trigger Plus III.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Trigger Plus III
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 50.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Trigger Plus III.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Trigger Plus III
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 1.3 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 720p
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 1.3 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Trigger Plus III.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Trigger Plus III
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-400
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Trigger Plus III.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Trigger Plus III
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2015
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
  • Blue
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
  • Stand by time- Up to 780 h Talking time- Up to 14 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Trigger Plus III.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Trigger Plus III
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.0
  • 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, Trigger Plus III.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Trigger Plus III
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Trigger Plus III.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Trigger Plus III
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • Sensors Accelerometer Also known as Plum Z306