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BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Samsung Galaxy Light

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

      Galaxy Light: 8.1 g lighter

      Bold Touch 9900:
      130 g
      Galaxy Light:
      121.9 g

    • Width

      Galaxy Light: 2.5 mm narrower

      Bold Touch 9900:
      66 mm
      Galaxy Light:
      63.5 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Bold Touch 9900: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

      Bold Touch 9900:
      2.8 in
      Galaxy Light:
      4 in

    • Height

      Bold Touch 9900: 6.4 mm shorter

      Bold Touch 9900:
      115 mm
      Galaxy Light:
      121.4 mm

    • Release year

      Bold Touch 9900:
      2011
      Galaxy Light:
      2013

    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 +2.5 mm versus Galaxy Light
      Depth:
      10.5 mm

    2. 2. Galaxy Light

      Height:
      121.4 mm +6.4 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
      Width:
      63.5 mm
      Depth:
      10.2 mm

    Weight

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

    1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

      130 g

      +8.1 g versus Galaxy Light

    2. 2. Galaxy Light

      121.9 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. Galaxy Light

      Screen diagonal:
      4 in
      Aspect ratio (height:width):
      5:3
      Approximate rectangular screen area:
      45.5 cm²

    Galaxy Light 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.

    Recorded RAM for Bold Touch 9900, Galaxy Light, compared at the same storage capacity.
    StorageBold Touch 9900Galaxy Light
    8 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
    Bold Touch 9900: Original memory entry

    8 GB · 768 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. Galaxy Light

    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. Galaxy Light

      1800 mAh

      +570 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

    Specifications

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    1. Bold Touch 99002. Galaxy Light

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Galaxy Light.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Galaxy Light
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
    • 121.4 Х 63.5 Х 10.2 mm
    Weight
    • 130 g
    • 121.9 g
    Technology
    • TFT
    		 Unknown
    Screen size
    • 2.8" inch
    • 4" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 640 x 480 px
    • 480 x 800 px
    Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 8 GB
    • 768 MB RAM
    • 8 GB
    • 1 GB 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
    • 1800 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • BlackBerry OS 7.0
    • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
    NFC
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Galaxy Light.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Galaxy Light
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 24.3 cm2
    • 45.5 cm2
    Screen format
    • 4:3 (height:width)
    • 5:3 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 32.0%
    • 59.1%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 286 PPI
    • 233 PPI
    Screen protection Unknown
    • Scratch-resistant glass
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Galaxy Light.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Galaxy Light
    Rear camera, main
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 5 MP
    • 5 MP
    • AF
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • LED flash
    Video
    • 720p
    • 720p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0 MP,
    • 0.3 MP
    • Single
    Performance
    Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Galaxy Light.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Galaxy Light
    Processor CPU
    • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
    • Quad-core 1.4 GHz
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Galaxy Light.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Galaxy Light
    Release date
    • 2011
    • May
    • 2013
    • October
    Colors
    • Black
    • White
    • Dark brown
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 140 EUR
    • 180 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 460 h Talking time- Up to 12 h 30 min
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Galaxy Light.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Galaxy Light
    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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100)
    • 17(700)
    Speed
    • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
    • HSPA
    • LTE
    GPRS
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Edge
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
    • dual-band
    • DLNA
    • hotspot
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • BlackBerry Maps
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • microUSB 2.0
    Bluetooth
    • 2.1
    • A2DP
    • EDR
    • 2.1
    • A2DP
    • EDR
    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 - 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.43 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.38 W/kg (head) 0.27 W/kg (body)
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Galaxy Light.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Galaxy Light
    Radio
    • No
    • No
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Galaxy Light.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Galaxy Light
    Dop
    • Sensors Proximity
    • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
    • BlackBerry Magnum
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity
    • compass - For T-Mobile Also known as Samsung SGH-T399