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BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Vodafone Smart E8

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: 39 g lighter

      Bold Touch 9900:
      130 g
      Smart E8:
      169 g

    • Width

      Bold Touch 9900: 6.1 mm narrower

      Bold Touch 9900:
      66 mm
      Smart E8:
      72.1 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Bold Touch 9900: 2.2 in smaller diagonal

      Bold Touch 9900:
      2.8 in
      Smart E8:
      5 in

    • Depth

      Smart E8: 1.3 mm thinner

      Bold Touch 9900:
      10.5 mm
      Smart E8:
      9.2 mm

    • Height

      Bold Touch 9900: 30.6 mm shorter

      Bold Touch 9900:
      115 mm
      Smart E8:
      145.6 mm

    • Release year

      Bold Touch 9900:
      2011
      Smart E8:
      2017

    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 +1.3 mm versus Smart E8

    2. 2. Smart E8

      Height:
      145.6 mm +30.6 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
      Width:
      72.1 mm +6.1 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
      Depth:
      9.2 mm

    Weight

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

    1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

      130 g

    2. 2. Smart E8

      169 g

      +39 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. Smart E8

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

    Smart E8 has approximately 183.9% 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.

    Recorded RAM for Bold Touch 9900, Smart E8, compared at the same storage capacity.
    StorageBold Touch 9900Smart E8
    8 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
    Bold Touch 9900: Original memory entry

    8 GB · 768 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. Smart E8

    NFC:
    Yes
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 128 GB

    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. Smart E8

      2200 mAh

      +970 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

    Specifications

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    1. Bold Touch 99002. Smart E8

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Smart E8.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Smart E8
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
    • 145.6 Х 72.1 Х 9.2 mm
    Weight
    • 130 g
    • 169 g
    Technology
    • TFT
    • IPS LCD
    Screen size
    • 2.8" inch
    • 5" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 640 x 480 px
    • 480 x 854 px
    Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 8 GB
    • 768 MB RAM
    • 8 GB
    • 1 GB RAM
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
    • microSD
    • up to 128 GB
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 1230 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    • 2200 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • BlackBerry OS 7.0
    • Android 7.1 (Nougat)
    Chipset Unknown
    • Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)
    NFC
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Smart E8.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Smart E8
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 24.3 cm2
    • 68.9 cm2
    Screen format
    • 4:3 (height:width)
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 32.0%
    • 65.6%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 286 PPI
    • 196 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Smart E8.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Smart E8
    Rear camera, main
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 5 MP
    • 5 MP
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • LED flash
    Video
    • 720p
    • Yes
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0 MP,
    • 2 MP
    • Single
    Specifications Unknown
    • 2 MP
    Performance

    Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

    Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Smart E8.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Smart E8
    Processor CPU
    • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
    • Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7
    Graphics processor GPU Unknown
    • Adreno 304
    Antutu 7 score * Unknown
    • 7845
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Smart E8.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Smart E8
    Release date
    • 2011
    • May
    • 2017
    • June
    Colors
    • Black
    • White
    • Slate Blue
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 140 EUR
    • 80 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, Smart E8.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Smart E8
    SIM card
    • Mini-SIM
    • Nano-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 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
    • 3(1800)
    • 7(2600)
    • 8(900)
    • 20(800)
    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 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, Smart E8.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Smart E8
    Radio
    • No
    • No
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Smart E8.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Smart E8
    Dop
    • Sensors Proximity
    • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
    • BlackBerry Magnum
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity