BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Xiaomi Redmi 7

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: 50 g lighter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    130 g
    Redmi 7:
    180 g
  • Width

    Bold Touch 9900: 9.6 mm narrower

    Bold Touch 9900:
    66 mm
    Redmi 7:
    75.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900: 3.46 in smaller diagonal

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2.8 in
    Redmi 7:
    6.26 in
  • Depth

    Redmi 7: 2 mm thinner

    Bold Touch 9900:
    10.5 mm
    Redmi 7:
    8.5 mm
  • Height

    Bold Touch 9900: 43.7 mm shorter

    Bold Touch 9900:
    115 mm
    Redmi 7:
    158.7 mm
  • Release year

    Bold Touch 9900:
    2011
    Redmi 7:
    2019

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 mm versus Redmi 7
  2. 2. Redmi 7

    Height:
    158.7 mm +43.7 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Width:
    75.6 mm +9.6 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
    Depth:
    8.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

    130 g

  2. 2. Redmi 7

    180 g

    +50 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. Redmi 7

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

Redmi 7 has approximately 302.9% 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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Bold Touch 9900: Original memory entry

8 GB · 768 MB RAM

Redmi 7: Original memory entry

64 GB · 4 GB RAM 32 GB · 3 GB RAM 16 GB · 2 GB 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. Redmi 7

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 512 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. Redmi 7

    4000 mAh

    +2770 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99002. Redmi 7

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Redmi 7.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Redmi 7
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 158.7 Х 75.6 Х 8.5 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 180 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 6.26" inch
Screen resolution
  • 640 x 480 px
  • 720 x 1520 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
  • 4 GB RAM 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 4000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 9
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm SDM632 Snapdragon 632 (14 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Redmi 7.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Redmi 7
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 97.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 81.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 269 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Redmi 7.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Redmi 7
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 12 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 1.25µm
  • PDAF -2 MP
  • 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, Redmi 7.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Redmi 7
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
  • Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 250 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 506
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 104456
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 1249
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 4362
Antutu 8 score * Unknown
  • 120931
GeekBench 5 Single Core * Unknown
  • 262
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1027
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Redmi 7.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Redmi 7
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2019
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Red
  • Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 130 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, Redmi 7.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Redmi 7
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 b/g/n
  • 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, Redmi 7.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Redmi 7
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Redmi 7.
SpecificationBold Touch 9900Redmi 7
Dop
  • Sensors Proximity
  • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
  • BlackBerry Magnum
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Infrared port - Fast battery charging 10W - P2i nano hydrophobic coating