BlackBerry Classic vs BlackBerry 9900 Bold
| Type | Bar (classic) | Bar (classic) |
| Dimensions | 131.00 x 72.40 x 10.20 mm | 115.00 x 66.00 x 10.50 mm |
| Weight | 178.00 g | 130.00 g |
| Display size | 3.50" | 2.80" |
| Display | Color / TFT 16M colors 720 x 720 px (3.50") 291 ppi | Color / TFT 16M colors 640 x 480 px (2.80") 286 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 1032 min. (17.2 h) 3G: 702 min. (11.7 h) | 2G: 380 min. (6.3 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 264 h. (11.0 days) 3G: 348 h. (14.5 days) | 2G: 307 h. (12.8 days) |
| Playback time (max.) | Audio: 70 h (2.9 days) Video: 13,7 h (0.5 days) | Audio: 50 h (2.1 days) Video: 7,4 h (0.3 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 2515 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 1230 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| RAM memory | 2 GB | 768 MB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 128 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | BlackBerry 10.3 OS | BlackBerry OS 7.0 |
| Processor | Qualcomm MSM8960 | Qualcomm MSM8655 |
| Processor clock | 1500 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 225 | Adreno 205 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| Announced |  | 3Q 2011 |
| Other names | Q20 | Dakota |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 900 1700 2100 |
| LTE standard | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | 2592x1944 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | 5x | 4x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | 1280x720 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.264 - 30 fps |
| Additional | AF, EIS | EIS |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | nd |
| Resolution | 1600x1200 px | nd |
| Optical zoom | | nd |
| Digital zoom | 3x | nd |
| Flash | | nd |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | nd |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | nd |
| Additional | FF | nd |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.00 Mbit/s | 14.40 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | 100.00 Mbit/s | |
| LTE UP | 50.00 Mbit/s | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0 LE | v2.1 EDR |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | OTHER | OTHER |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, M4A, MKA, OGG, WAV, WMA | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, OGG, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | 128 voices |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | MIDP 2.1 | MIDP 2.1 |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |