BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Samsung L870

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

    L870: 10 g lighter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    130 g
    L870:
    120 g
  • Width

    L870: 15.5 mm narrower

    Bold Touch 9900:
    66 mm
    L870:
    50.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    L870: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2.8 in
    L870:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    Bold Touch 9900: 3 mm thinner

    Bold Touch 9900:
    10.5 mm
    L870:
    13.5 mm
  • Height

    L870: 11.5 mm shorter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    115 mm
    L870:
    103.5 mm
  • Release year

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2011
    L870:
    2008

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 +11.5 mm versus L870
    Width:
    66 mm +15.5 mm versus L870
    Depth:
    10.5 mm
  2. 2. L870

    Height:
    103.5 mm
    Width:
    50.5 mm
    Depth:
    13.5 mm +3 mm versus Bold Touch 9900

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

    130 g

    +10 g versus L870

  2. 2. L870

    120 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. L870

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

Bold Touch 9900 has approximately 36.1% more rectangular screen area than L870.

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

L870: Original memory entry

100 MB

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. L870

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 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

    +230 mAh versus L870

  2. 2. L870

    1000 mAh

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. L870

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, L870.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900L870
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 103.5 Х 50.5 Х 13.5 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 120 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 640 x 480 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 100 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Symbian 9.3
  • Series 60 rel. 3.2
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, L870.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900L870
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 34.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, L870.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900L870
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 720p
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, L870.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900L870
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
  • 32-bit STMicroelectronics Nomadik STn8815P14
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, L870.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900L870
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2008
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 130 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 222 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 50 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, L870.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900L870
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 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • 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 - 0.41 W/kg (head) 1.04 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.36 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, L870.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900L870
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, L870.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900L870
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Predictive text input -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Business card scanner -Voice memo