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BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs ZTE Blade V Plus

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: 34 g lighter

      Bold Touch 9900:
      130 g
      Blade V Plus:
      164 g

    • Width

      Bold Touch 9900: 11.2 mm narrower

      Bold Touch 9900:
      66 mm
      Blade V Plus:
      77.2 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Bold Touch 9900: 2.7 in smaller diagonal

      Bold Touch 9900:
      2.8 in
      Blade V Plus:
      5.5 in

    • Depth

      Blade V Plus: 1.9 mm thinner

      Bold Touch 9900:
      10.5 mm
      Blade V Plus:
      8.6 mm

    • Height

      Bold Touch 9900: 40.3 mm shorter

      Bold Touch 9900:
      115 mm
      Blade V Plus:
      155.3 mm

    • Release year

      Bold Touch 9900:
      2011
      Blade V Plus:
      2016

    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 +1.9 mm versus Blade V Plus

    2. 2. Blade V Plus

      Height:
      155.3 mm +40.3 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
      Width:
      77.2 mm +11.2 mm versus Bold Touch 9900
      Depth:
      8.6 mm

    Weight

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

    1. 1. Bold Touch 9900

      130 g

    2. 2. Blade V Plus

      164 g

      +34 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. Blade V Plus

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

    Blade V Plus has approximately 243.5% 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, Blade V Plus, compared at the same storage capacity.
    StorageBold Touch 9900Blade V Plus
    16 GB Unknown 2 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. Blade V Plus

    NFC:
    Unknown
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 32 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - mediatek modelmicroSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - sna

    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. Blade V Plus

      3000 mAh

      +1770 mAh versus Bold Touch 9900

    Specifications

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    1. Bold Touch 99002. Blade V Plus

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Blade V Plus.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Blade V Plus
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
    • 155.3 Х 77.2 Х 8.6 mm
    Weight
    • 130 g
    • 164 g
    Technology
    • TFT
    • IPS LCD
    Screen size
    • 2.8" inch
    • 5.5" 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
    • 16 GB
    • 2 GB RAM
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - mediatek modelmicroSD
    • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - sna
    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 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
    Chipset Unknown
    • Mediatek MT6753 -Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
    NFC
    • Yes
    		 Unknown
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Blade V Plus.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Blade V Plus
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 24.3 cm2
    • 83.4 cm2
    Screen format
    • 4:3 (height:width)
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 32.0%
    • 69.6%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 286 PPI
    • 401 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Blade V Plus.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Blade V Plus
    Rear camera, main
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    • 13 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 5 MP
    • 13 MP
    • AF
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • LED flash
    • HDR
    • panorama
    Video
    • 720p
    • 1080p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0 MP,
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    Specifications Unknown
    • 5 MP
    Performance
    Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Blade V Plus.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Blade V Plus
    Processor CPU
    • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
    • Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 -Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
    Graphics processor GPU Unknown
    • Mali-T720MP3 -Adreno 405
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Blade V Plus.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Blade V Plus
    Release date
    • 2011
    • May
    • 2016
    • January
    Colors
    • Black
    • White
    • Silver
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 140 EUR
    • 200 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
    • Stand by time- Up to 220 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Blade V Plus.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Blade V Plus
    SIM card
    • Mini-SIM
    • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    Network
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
    • 3(1800)
    • 7(2600)
    • 28(700) LTE band 1(2100)
    • 38(2600)
    • 39(1900)
    • 40(2300)
    • 41(2500)
    Speed
    • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
    • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
    • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
    GPRS
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Edge
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • Wi-Fi Direct
    • hotspot
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • BlackBerry Maps
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • microUSB 2.0
    • USB On-The-Go
    Bluetooth
    • 2.1
    • A2DP
    • EDR
    • 4.1
    • 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, Blade V Plus.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Blade V Plus
    Radio
    • No
    • FM radio
    Others Unknown
    • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -DTS Sound
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9900, Blade V Plus.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9900Blade V Plus
    Dop
    • Sensors Proximity
    • compass - Also known as BlackBerry Dakota
    • BlackBerry Magnum
    • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
    • accelerometer
    • gyro
    • proximity
    • compass - Also known as ZTE Blade V580
    • ZTE Blade A711