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BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Sharp Z2

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.

  • WeightBold Touch 9900: 30 g lighterBold Touch 9900: 130 g · Z2: 160 g
  • WidthBold Touch 9900: 10 mm narrowerBold Touch 9900: 66 mm · Z2: 76 mm
  • Screen diagonalBold Touch 9900: 2.7 in smaller diagonalBold Touch 9900: 2.8 in · Z2: 5.5 in
  • DepthZ2: 2.1 mm thinnerZ2: 8.4 mm · Bold Touch 9900: 10.5 mm
  • HeightBold Touch 9900: 38 mm shorterBold Touch 9900: 115 mm · Z2: 153 mm
  • Release year2011 / 2016Bold Touch 9900: 2011 · Z2: 2016

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.

Front
Bold Touch 9900: 115 × 66 mm 1 Z2: 153 × 76 mm 2
Side
Bold Touch 9900: 115 × 10.5 mm 1 Z2: 153 × 8.4 mm 2
  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900
    Height
    115 mm
    Width
    66 mm
    Depth
    10.5 mm+2.1 mm versus Z2
    Weight
    130 g
  2. 2. Z2
    Height
    153 mm+38 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Width
    76 mm+10 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Depth
    8.4 mm
    Weight
    160 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900130 g
  2. 2. Z2160 g

    +30 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.

Screen size
Bold Touch 9900: 2.8 in, 4:3, About 24.3 cm² rectangular area 1 Z2: 5.5 in, 16:9, About 83.4 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Z2 5.5 in · 16:9 About 83.4 cm² rectangular area

Z2 has approximately 243.5% 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

Z2: Original memory entry

32 GB · 512GB 4GB

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. Z2

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Battery capacity

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

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 99001230 mAh
  2. 2. Z23000 mAh

    +1770 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. Z2

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Z2
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 153 Х 76 Х 8.4 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 160 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • LTPS IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 5.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 640 x 480 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 32 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6797 Helio X20 (20 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Z2
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 83.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 71.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 401 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Z2
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 16 MP
  • PDAF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 720p
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 8 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Z2
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
  • Deca-core (2x2.3GHz Cortex-A72
  • 4x2.0GHz Cortex-A53
  • 4x1.4GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-T880 MP4
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 85326
General specs
General specs
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Z2
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2016
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Gold
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 330 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
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Z2
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE
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
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
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
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Z2
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Z2
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Infrared port