BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930 vs BLU Dash L2

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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

    Dash L2: 7 g lighter

    Bold Touch 9930:
    130 g
    Dash L2:
    123 g
  • Width

    Dash L2: 1.5 mm narrower

    Bold Touch 9930:
    66 mm
    Dash L2:
    64.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Bold Touch 9930: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Bold Touch 9930:
    2.8 in
    Dash L2:
    4 in
  • Depth

    Bold Touch 9930: 1.2 mm thinner

    Bold Touch 9930:
    10.5 mm
    Dash L2:
    11.7 mm
  • Height

    Bold Touch 9930: 12 mm shorter

    Bold Touch 9930:
    115 mm
    Dash L2:
    127 mm
  • Release year

    Bold Touch 9930:
    2011
    Dash L2:
    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 9930

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    66 mm +1.5 mm versus Dash L2
    Depth:
    10.5 mm
  2. 2. Dash L2

    Height:
    127 mm +12 mm versus Bold Touch 9930
    Width:
    64.5 mm
    Depth:
    11.7 mm +1.2 mm versus Bold Touch 9930

Weight

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

  1. 1. Bold Touch 9930

    130 g

    +7 g versus Dash L2

  2. 2. Dash L2

    123 g

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 9930

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²
  2. 2. Dash L2

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²

Dash L2 has approximately 87.6% more rectangular screen area than Bold Touch 9930.

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 9930: Original memory entry

8 GB · 768 MB RAM

Dash L2: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 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 9930

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Dash L2

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 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 9930

    1230 mAh

  2. 2. Dash L2

    1400 mAh

    +170 mAh versus Bold Touch 9930

Specifications

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1. Bold Touch 99302. Dash L2

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9930, Dash L2.
SpecificationBold Touch 9930Dash L2
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
  • 127 Х 64.5 Х 11.7 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 123 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 640 x 480 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.0
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6580 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9930, Dash L2.
SpecificationBold Touch 9930Dash L2
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.0%
  • 55.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9930, Dash L2.
SpecificationBold Touch 9930Dash L2
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9930, Dash L2.
SpecificationBold Touch 9930Dash L2
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-400MP2
General specs
General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9930, Dash L2.
SpecificationBold Touch 9930Dash L2
Release date
  • 2011
  • May
  • 2016
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
  • Teal
  • Pink
  • Gold
  • Green
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 307 h (2G) / Up to 307 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G) Music play - Up to 50 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 17 h (2G) / Up to 12 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9930, Dash L2.
SpecificationBold Touch 9930Dash L2
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
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 - 1.38 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.77 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Bold Touch 9930, Dash L2.
SpecificationBold Touch 9930Dash L2
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9930, Dash L2.
SpecificationBold Touch 9930Dash L2
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - BlackBerry maps -Document viewer -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Optical trackpad - Previously rumored as BlackBerry Montana
  • Sensors Accelerometer