BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Samsung i250

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.

  • Width

    i250: 16 mm narrower

    Bold Touch 9900:
    66 mm
    i250:
    50 mm
  • Depth

    Bold Touch 9900: 15.5 mm thinner

    Bold Touch 9900:
    10.5 mm
    i250:
    26 mm
  • Height

    i250: 21 mm shorter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    115 mm
    i250:
    94 mm
  • Release year

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2011
    i250:
    2004

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 +21 mm versus i250
    Width:
    66 mm +16 mm versus i250
    Depth:
    10.5 mm
  2. 2. i250

    Height:
    94 mm
    Width:
    50 mm
    Depth:
    26 mm +15.5 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. i250

    130 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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  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. i250

    i250: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

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

i250: Original memory entry

32 MB RAM · 64 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. i250

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

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. i250

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, i250.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900i250
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 94 Х 50 Х 26 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 0" inch
Screen resolution
  • 640 x 480 px
  • 176 x 220 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 32 MB RAM
  • 64 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
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Microsoft Smartphone 2003
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, i250.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900i250
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
Unknown
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Unknown
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
Unknown
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, i250.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900i250
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 1 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 1 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p
  • No
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, i250.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900i250
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, i250.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900i250
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2004
  • Q1
Colors
  • Black
  • White
Unknown
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
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, i250.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900i250
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
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • Yes
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, i250.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900i250
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Second external TFT 65K color display (128 x 96 pixels)
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, i250.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900i250
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • Infrared port - Predictive text input -MP3 player -Voice memo -Pocket applications(Outlook
  • IE
  • MSN Messenger
  • ActiveSync)