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BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Vertu Signature Touch (2015)

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

      Bold Touch 9900: 95 g lighter

      Bold Touch 9900:
      130 g
      Signature Touch (2015):
      225 g

    • Width

      Bold Touch 9900: 8 mm narrower

      Bold Touch 9900:
      66 mm
      Signature Touch (2015):
      74 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Bold Touch 9900: 2.4 in smaller diagonal

      Bold Touch 9900:
      2.8 in
      Signature Touch (2015):
      5.2 in

    • Height

      Bold Touch 9900: 40 mm shorter

      Bold Touch 9900:
      115 mm
      Signature Touch (2015):
      155 mm

    • Release year

      Bold Touch 9900:
      2011
      Signature Touch (2015):
      2015

    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

    2. 2. Signature Touch (2015)

      Height:
      155 mm +40 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
      Width:
      74 mm +8 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
      Depth:
      10.8 mm

    Weight

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

    1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

      130 g

    2. 2. Signature Touch (2015)

      225 g

      +95 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. Signature Touch (2015)

      Screen diagonal:
      5.2 in
      Aspect ratio (height:width):
      16:9
      Approximate rectangular screen area:
      74.5 cm²

    Signature Touch (2015) has approximately 207% 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

    Signature Touch (2015): Original memory entry

    64 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. Signature Touch (2015)

    NFC:
    Yes
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 256 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. Signature Touch (2015)

      3160 mAh

      +1930 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

    Specifications

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    1. Bold Touch 99002. Signature Touch (2015)

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Signature Touch (2015).
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Signature Touch (2015)
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
    • 155 Х 74 Х 10.8 mm
    Weight
    • 130 g
    • 225 g
    Technology
    • TFT
    • Sapphire crystal glass
    Screen size
    • 2.8" inch
    • 5.2" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 640 x 480 px
    • 1080 x 1920 px
    Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 8 GB
    • 768 MB RAM
    • 64 GB
    • 512GB 4GB
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
    • microSD
    • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 1230 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    • 3160 mAh
    • Non-removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • BlackBerry OS 7.0
    • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
    Chipset Unknown
    • Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
    NFC
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Signature Touch (2015).
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Signature Touch (2015)
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 24.3 cm2
    • 74.5 cm2
    Screen format
    • 4:3 (height:width)
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 32.0%
    • 65.0%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 286 PPI
    • 424 PPI
    Screen protection Unknown
    • Sapphire crystal glass
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Signature Touch (2015).
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Signature Touch (2015)
    Rear camera, main
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    • 21 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 5 MP
    • 21 MP
    • PDAF
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
    • panorama
    • HDR
    Video
    • 720p
    • Yes
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0 MP,
    • 2.1 MP
    • Single
    Specifications Unknown
    • 2.1 MP
    Performance
    Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Signature Touch (2015).
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Signature Touch (2015)
    Processor CPU
    • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
    • Octa-core (4x1.56 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.82 GHz Cortex-A57)
    Graphics processor GPU Unknown
    • Adreno 430
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Signature Touch (2015).
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Signature Touch (2015)
    Release date
    • 2011
    • May
    • 2015
    • September
    Colors
    • Black
    • White
    • Jet Calf
    • Garnet Calf
    • Grape Lizard
    • Pure Jet Lizard
    • Jet Alligator
    • Pure Navy Alligator
    • Clous de Paris Alligator
    • Pure Jet Red Gold
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 140 EUR
    • 9000 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 — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Signature Touch (2015).
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Signature Touch (2015)
    SIM card
    • Mini-SIM
    • Micro-SIM
    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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
    • 5(850)
    • 7(2600)
    • 8(900)
    • 13(700)
    • 17(700)
    • 20(800)
    • 25(1900)
    • 28(700)
    • 29(700)
    • 38(2600)
    • 39(1900)
    • 40(2300)
    • 41(2500)
    Speed
    • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
    • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
    • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
    GPRS
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Edge
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
    • dual-band
    • Wi-Fi Direct
    • hotspot
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • BlackBerry Maps
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • GLONASS
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • microUSB 2.0 (MHL)
    • USB Host
    Bluetooth
    • 2.1
    • A2DP
    • EDR
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    • LE
    • aptX
    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, Signature Touch (2015).
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Signature Touch (2015)
    Radio
    • No
    • No
    Others Unknown
    • Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Signature Touch (2015).
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Signature Touch (2015)
    Dop
    • Sensors Proximity
    • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
    • BlackBerry Magnum
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • gyro
    • proximity
    • compass - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi wireless charging - Titanium body (forged grade 5) and luxurious calf leather covered rear panel