BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Sharp SH530U

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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

    Bold Touch 9900: 38.8 g lighter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    130 g
    SH530U:
    168.8 g
  • Width

    Bold Touch 9900: 15 mm narrower

    Bold Touch 9900:
    66 mm
    SH530U:
    81 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900: 2.2 in smaller diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2.8 in
    SH530U:
    5 in
  • Depth

    SH530U: 0.6 mm thinner

    Bold Touch 9900:
    10.5 mm
    SH530U:
    9.9 mm
  • Height

    Bold Touch 9900: 31.5 mm shorter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    115 mm
    SH530U:
    146.5 mm
  • Release year

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2011
    SH530U:
    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
    Width:
    66 mm
    Depth:
    10.5 mm +0.6 mm versus SH530U
  2. 2. SH530U

    Height:
    146.5 mm +31.5 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Width:
    81 mm +15 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Depth:
    9.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

    130 g

  2. 2. SH530U

    168.8 g

    +38.8 g versus Bold Touch 9900

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. SH530U

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

SH530U has approximately 193.1% 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

SH530U: Original memory entry

20 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. SH530U

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.

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

    1230 mAh

  2. 2. SH530U

    1950 mAh

    +720 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. SH530U

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, SH530U.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900SH530U
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 146.5 Х 81 Х 9.9 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 168.8 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 5" 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
  • 20 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
  • 1950 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, SH530U.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900SH530U
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 71.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 60.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 187 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, SH530U.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900SH530U
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 720p
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, SH530U.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900SH530U
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX531u
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, SH530U.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900SH530U
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2012
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Snowy White
  • Cherry Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 320 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 560 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, SH530U.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900SH530U
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.0
  • 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)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, SH530U.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900SH530U
Radio
  • No
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, SH530U.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900SH530U
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player -MP4/Xvid/DivX/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer/editor -Photo viewer