BlackBerry Bold 9900 Specs

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Released

Aug 11, 2011

Display

2.8-inch
480 x 640 px

Camera

5 MP Main

Battery

1230 mAh

Storage

8GB

Hardware

0.75GB RAM

OS

BlackBerry 7.1

Description

BlackBerry Bold 9900 comes with a 2.8-inch capacitive touch screen and a magnificent resolution for its size - 640x480. It is a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE handset, and also supports a tri-band HSPA. This device also sports a 5MP camera, 768MB of RAM and a 8GB build-in memory. It is set to launch with BlackBerry OS 7 and NFC support.

This device is also known as BlackBerry Bold Touch, BlackBerry 9900, BlackBerry Dakota, BlackBerry Bold 9900 4G

Pros

• Hardware QWERTY keyboard

Cons

• Thick body (0.41 inches)

I want it 64 users

I have it 40 users

I had it 63 users

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Specs Compare

Display
Size:	2.8-inch
Resolution:	480 x 640 px, 286 PPI
Technology:	TFT
Screen-to-body:	31.95 %
Colors:	16 777 216
Features:	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware
Processor:	Single core, 1200 MHz, QC 8655
RAM:	0.75GB
Internal storage:	8GB
Storage expansion:	microSDHC up to 32 GB
OS:	BlackBerry (7.1, 7)
Device type:	Smartphone

Battery
Capacity:	1230 mAh
Type:	Li - Ion, User replaceable

Camera
Rear:	Single camera
Main camera:	5 MP
Flash:	LED
Video recording:	1280x720 (HD)

Design Size comparison
Dimensions:	4.53 x 2.60 x 0.41 inches (115 x 66 x 10.5 mm)
Weight:	4.59 oz (130.0 g)
Features:	Full keyboard, Optical Mouse (Touchpad), Notification light
Keys:	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter

Cellular
3G:	Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed:	HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS

Multimedia
Headphones:	3.5mm jack
Features:	Album art cover, Background playback, Preset equalizer

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth:	2.1
Wi-Fi:	802.11 b, g, n Hotspot
USB:	microUSB, USB 2.0
Features:	Mass storage device, Charging
Hearing aid compatible:	M3, T3
Location:	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Compass
Other:	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features
Notifications:	Music ringtones (MP3)
Other features:	Voice dialing, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval:
Date approved:	Aug 30, 2011
FCC ID value:	L6ARDE70UW
Measured SAR:
Head:	1.19 W/kg
Body:	1.03 W/kg

Buyers information
Price:	$ 700

Availability
Officially announced:	May 02, 2011

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Alternative variants

BlackBerry Bold 9900 4G

Differences from the main variant:
3G:	Bands 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 1(2100)
FCC approval:
Date approved:	Jul 11, 2011
FCC ID value:	L6ARDU70CW
Measured SAR:
Head:	1.29 W/kg
Body:	0.78 W/kg

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

AT&T
T-Mobile

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