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BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930 vs BLU Studio Max

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 9930: 39 g lighter

      Bold Touch 9930:
      130 g
      Studio Max:
      169 g

    • Width

      Bold Touch 9930: 9.6 mm narrower

      Bold Touch 9930:
      66 mm
      Studio Max:
      75.6 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Bold Touch 9930: 2.7 in smaller diagonal

      Bold Touch 9930:
      2.8 in
      Studio Max:
      5.5 in

    • Depth

      Studio Max: 2 mm thinner

      Bold Touch 9930:
      10.5 mm
      Studio Max:
      8.5 mm

    • Height

      Bold Touch 9930: 38.8 mm shorter

      Bold Touch 9930:
      115 mm
      Studio Max:
      153.8 mm

    • Release year

      Bold Touch 9930:
      2011
      Studio Max:
      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
      Depth:
      10.5 mm +2 mm versus Studio Max

    2. 2. Studio Max

      Height:
      153.8 mm +38.8 mm versus Bold Touch 9930
      Width:
      75.6 mm +9.6 mm versus Bold Touch 9930
      Depth:
      8.5 mm

    Weight

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

    1. 1. Bold Touch 9930

      130 g

    2. 2. Studio Max

      169 g

      +39 g versus Bold Touch 9930

    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. Studio Max

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

    Studio Max has approximately 243.5% 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.

    Recorded RAM for Bold Touch 9930, Studio Max, compared at the same storage capacity.
    StorageBold Touch 9930Studio Max
    16 GB Unknown 2 GB RAM
    Bold Touch 9930: 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 9930

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

    2. Studio Max

    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. Studio Max

      4000 mAh

      +2770 mAh versus Bold Touch 9930

    Specifications

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    1. Bold Touch 99302. Studio Max

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Bold Touch 9930, Studio Max.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9930Studio Max
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 115 Х 66 Х 10.5 mm
    • 153.8 Х 75.6 Х 8.5 mm
    Weight
    • 130 g
    • 169 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 64 GB
    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 6.0 (Marshmallow)
    Chipset Unknown
    • Mediatek MT6753 (28 nm)
    NFC
    • Yes
    		 Unknown
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Bold Touch 9930, Studio Max.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9930Studio Max
    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%
    • 71.7%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 286 PPI
    • 401 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Bold Touch 9930, Studio Max.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9930Studio Max
    Rear camera, main
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    • 13 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 5 MP
    • 13 MP
    • f/2.2
    • 1/3''
    • 1.12µm
    • PDAF
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • LED flash
    • panorama
    • HDR
    Video
    • 720p
    • 1080p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0 MP,
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    Specifications Unknown
    • 5 MP
    Performance
    Performance — specifications for Bold Touch 9930, Studio Max.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9930Studio Max
    Processor CPU
    • 1.2 GHz QC 8655
    • Octa-core 1.3 GHz
    Graphics processor GPU Unknown
    • Mali-T720
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Bold Touch 9930, Studio Max.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9930Studio Max
    Release date
    • 2011
    • May
    • 2016
    • November
    Colors
    • Black
    • Grey
    • Rose Gold
    • Gold
    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 750 h (2G) / Up to 650 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 30 h (2G) / Up to 22 h (3G)
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Bold Touch 9930, Studio Max.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9930Studio Max
    SIM card
    • Mini-SIM
    • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/ Nano-SIM)
    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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
    • 4(1700/2100)
    • 7(2600)
    • 12(700)
    • 17(700)
    Speed
    • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
    • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 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 Host
    Bluetooth
    • 2.1
    • A2DP
    • EDR
    • 4.1
    • A2DP
    • LE
    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, Studio Max.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9930Studio Max
    Radio
    • No
    • FM radio
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Bold Touch 9930, Studio Max.
    SpecificationBold Touch 9930Studio Max
    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 Fingerprint (front-mounted)
    • accelerometer
    • gyro
    • proximity