Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs BlackBerry Z10

BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900
blackberry bold touch 9900
BlackBerry Z10
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced May 2011 January 2013
Status Available - August 2011 Available - January 31, 2013
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.6 x 0.41 in)
130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry 10 OS
Processor 1.2 GHz QC 8655 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 4.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 480 pixels (286 ppi) [Similar] 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 31.92% 59.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No -
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 307 h (2G)
Up to 307 h (3G)
Up to 312 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 10 h