BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500

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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 mini 2 S6500: 24.7 g lighter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    130 g
    Galaxy mini 2 S6500:
    105.3 g
  • Width

    Galaxy mini 2 S6500: 7.4 mm narrower

    Bold Touch 9900:
    66 mm
    Galaxy mini 2 S6500:
    58.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900: 0.47 in smaller diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2.8 in
    Galaxy mini 2 S6500:
    3.27 in
  • Depth

    Bold Touch 9900: 1.1 mm thinner

    Bold Touch 9900:
    10.5 mm
    Galaxy mini 2 S6500:
    11.6 mm
  • Height

    Galaxy mini 2 S6500: 5.6 mm shorter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    115 mm
    Galaxy mini 2 S6500:
    109.4 mm
  • Release year

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2011
    Galaxy mini 2 S6500:
    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 +5.6 mm versus Galaxy mini 2 S6500
    Width:
    66 mm +7.4 mm versus Galaxy mini 2 S6500
    Depth:
    10.5 mm
  2. 2. Galaxy mini 2 S6500

    Height:
    109.4 mm
    Width:
    58.6 mm
    Depth:
    11.6 mm +1.1 mm versus Bold Touch 9900

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

    130 g

    +24.7 g versus Galaxy mini 2 S6500

  2. 2. Galaxy mini 2 S6500

    105.3 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 mini 2 S6500

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

Galaxy mini 2 S6500 has approximately 31.1% 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

Galaxy mini 2 S6500: Original memory entry

4 GB · 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. Galaxy mini 2 S6500

NFC:
See details Optional
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 mini 2 S6500

    1300 mAh

    +70 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. Galaxy mini 2 S6500

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Galaxy mini 2 S6500.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Galaxy mini 2 S6500
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 109.4 Х 58.6 Х 11.6 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 105.3 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 3.27" 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
  • 4 GB
  • 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
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
NFC
  • Yes
  • Optional
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Galaxy mini 2 S6500.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Galaxy mini 2 S6500
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 31.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 49.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 176 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Galaxy mini 2 S6500.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Galaxy mini 2 S6500
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 720p
  • 480p@25fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Galaxy mini 2 S6500.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Galaxy mini 2 S6500
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
  • 800 MHz Cortex-A5
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Galaxy mini 2 S6500.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Galaxy mini 2 S6500
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2012
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black/Orange
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 90 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 540 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Galaxy mini 2 S6500.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Galaxy mini 2 S6500
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-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 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • 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
  • 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 EU - 0.92 W/kg (head) 0.62 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Galaxy mini 2 S6500.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Galaxy mini 2 S6500
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Galaxy mini 2 S6500.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Galaxy mini 2 S6500
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player -Photo/video editor -Document viewer