BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Xiaomi Mi Play

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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: 20 g lighter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    130 g
    Mi Play:
    150 g
  • Width

    Bold Touch 9900: 5.9 mm narrower

    Bold Touch 9900:
    66 mm
    Mi Play:
    71.9 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900: 3.04 in smaller diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2.8 in
    Mi Play:
    5.84 in
  • Rear camera layout

    Bold Touch 9900:
    Single
    Mi Play:
    Dual
  • Depth

    Mi Play: 2.7 mm thinner

    Bold Touch 9900:
    10.5 mm
    Mi Play:
    7.8 mm
  • Height

    Bold Touch 9900: 32.8 mm shorter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    115 mm
    Mi Play:
    147.8 mm

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 +2.7 mm versus Mi Play
  2. 2. Mi Play

    Height:
    147.8 mm +32.8 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Width:
    71.9 mm +5.9 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Depth:
    7.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

    130 g

  2. 2. Mi Play

    150 g

    +20 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. Mi Play

    Screen diagonal:
    5.84 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    19:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    85.1 cm²

Mi Play has approximately 250.6% 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

Mi Play: 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. Mi Play

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 battery capacity

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

    1230 mAh

  2. 2. Mi Play

    3000 mAh

    +1770 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. Mi Play

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mi Play.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Mi Play
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 147.8 Х 71.9 Х 7.8 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 5.84" inch
Screen resolution
  • 640 x 480 px
  • 1080 x 2280 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 (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity 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 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mi Play.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Mi Play
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 85.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 80.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 432 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mi Play.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Mi Play
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 12 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 1.25 µm
  • PDAF -Secondary camera
  • depth sensor
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • 720p
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 8 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mi Play.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Mi Play
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
  • Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR GE8320
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 86457
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mi Play.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Mi Play
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2018
  • December
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dream Blue
  • Twilight Gold
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 170 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, Mi Play.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Mi Play
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 34(2000)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
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/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • BlackBerry Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.2
  • 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 — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mi Play.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Mi Play
Radio
  • No
Unknown
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Mi Play.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Mi Play
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - 5V/2A 10W charging