BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Samsung Epic 4G
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.
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Weight
Bold Touch 9900: 25 g lighter
- Bold Touch 9900:
- 130 g
- Epic 4G:
- 155 g
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Width
Epic 4G: 1 mm narrower
- Bold Touch 9900:
- 66 mm
- Epic 4G:
- 65 mm
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Screen diagonal
Bold Touch 9900: 1.2 in smaller diagonal
- Bold Touch 9900:
- 2.8 in
- Epic 4G:
- 4 in
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Depth
Bold Touch 9900: 3.5 mm thinner
- Bold Touch 9900:
- 10.5 mm
- Epic 4G:
- 14 mm
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Height
Bold Touch 9900: 9 mm shorter
- Bold Touch 9900:
- 115 mm
- Epic 4G:
- 124 mm
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Release year
- Bold Touch 9900:
- 2011
- Epic 4G:
- 2010
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. Bold Touch 9900
- Height:
- 115 mm
- Width:
- 66 mm +1 mm versus Epic 4G
- Depth:
- 10.5 mm
2. Epic 4G
- Height:
- 124 mm +9 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
- Width:
- 65 mm
- Depth:
- 14 mm +3.5 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
Weight
Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.
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. Bold Touch 9900
- Screen diagonal:
- 2.8 in
- Aspect ratio (height:width):
- 4:3
- Approximate rectangular screen area:
- 24.3 cm²
2. Epic 4G
- Screen diagonal:
- 4 in
- Aspect ratio (height:width):
- 5:3
- Approximate rectangular screen area:
- 45.5 cm²
Epic 4G has approximately 87.6% 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
Epic 4G: Original memory entry
512 MB · 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. Epic 4G
- NFC:
- Unknown
- 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.
Specifications
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Everyday essentials
| Specification | Bold Touch 9900 | Epic 4G |
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| Dimensions (HxWxD) |
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| Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded. |
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| Memory card support |
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| Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied. |
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| Operating system OS |
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| Chipset | Unknown |
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| NFC |
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| Headphone jack |
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Display
| Specification | Bold Touch 9900 | Epic 4G |
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| Touchscreen |
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| Screen protection | Unknown |
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Camera and Video
| Specification | Bold Touch 9900 | Epic 4G |
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| Rear camera, main |
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| Front camera, selfie |
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| Specifications | Unknown |
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Performance
| Specification | Bold Touch 9900 | Epic 4G |
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| Processor CPU |
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| Graphics processor GPU | Unknown |
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General specs
| Specification | Bold Touch 9900 | Epic 4G |
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| Release date |
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| Colors |
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| Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. |
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| Battery life |
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Communication and Connectivity
| Specification | Bold Touch 9900 | Epic 4G |
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| SIM card |
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| Network |
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| Speed |
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| GPRS |
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| Edge |
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| Wi-Fi |
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| GPS |
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| USB |
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| Bluetooth |
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| Harmful irradiation |
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Music and Audio
| Specification | Bold Touch 9900 | Epic 4G |
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| Radio |
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Other features
| Specification | Bold Touch 9900 | Epic 4G |
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| Dop |
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