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BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

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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.

    • WeightMDA Basic: 20 g lighterMDA Basic: 110 g · Bold Touch 9900: 130 g
    • WidthMDA Basic: 7 mm narrowerMDA Basic: 59 mm · Bold Touch 9900: 66 mm
    • DepthBold Touch 9900: 5.5 mm thinnerBold Touch 9900: 10.5 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
    • HeightMDA Basic: 10 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · Bold Touch 9900: 115 mm
    • Release year2011 / 2009Bold Touch 9900: 2011 · MDA Basic: 2009

    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 MDA Basic: 105 × 59 mm 2
    Side
    Bold Touch 9900: 115 × 10.5 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 2
    1. 1. Bold Touch 9900
      Height
      115 mm
      Width
      66 mm
      Depth
      10.5 mm
      Weight
      130 g
    2. 2. MDA Basic
      Height
      105 mm
      Width
      59 mm
      Depth
      16 mm
      Weight
      110 g

    Specifications

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    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900MDA Basic
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
    • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
    Weight
    • 130 g
    • 110 g
    Technology
    • TFT
    • TFT
    Screen size
    • 2.8" inch
    • 2.8" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 640 x 480 px
    • 240 x 320 px
    Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 8 GB
    • 768 MB RAM
    • 128 MB RAM
    • 256 MB ROM
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
    • microSD (dedicated slot)
    BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 1230 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    • 1100 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • BlackBerry OS 7.0
    • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
    Chipset Unknown
    • TI OMAP 850
    NFC
    • Yes
    		 Unknown
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • No
    Display
    Display
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900MDA Basic
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    • resistive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 65K
    Screen area
    • 24.3 cm2
    • 24.3 cm2
    Screen format
    • 4:3 (height:width)
    • 4:3 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 32.0%
    • 39.2%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 286 PPI
    • 143 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900MDA Basic
    Rear camera, main
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    • 2 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 5 MP
    • 2 MP
    Functions
    • LED flash
    		 Unknown
    Video
    • 720p
    • Yes
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0 MP,
    • 0 MP,
    Performance
    Performance
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900MDA Basic
    Processor CPU
    • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
    • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
    General specs
    General specs
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900MDA Basic
    Release date
    • 2011
    • May
    • 2009
    • January
    Colors
    • Black
    • White
    • Gray
    Historical recorded priceLegacy 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
    • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900MDA Basic
    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
    • Class 10
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • BlackBerry Maps
    • No
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • miniUSB
    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)
    		 Unknown
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900MDA Basic
    Radio
    • No
    • No
    Others Unknown
    • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
    Other features
    Other features
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900MDA Basic
    Dop
    • Sensors Proximity
    • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
    • BlackBerry Magnum
    • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player