RIM BlackBerry Bold 9930 vs. RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 6.2 Tie RIM BlackBerry Bold 9930 "A good, fast, browser, which worked well with the full desktop versions of web pages." knowyourcell.com | talking about the BlackBerry Bold 9930's web-browser "Screen resolution is good." knowyourcell.com | talking about the BlackBerry Bold 9930's screen Reasons to buy the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9930 We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9930 over the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900. 6.2 Tie RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 "Generally quite nippy." techradar.com | talking about the BlackBerry Bold 9900's processor "With aluminium highlights it has a nice, solid feel about it, and the woven glass back panel is very sharp and lightweight too." techradar.com | talking about the BlackBerry Bold 9900's form-factor Reasons to buy the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 over the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9930.

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Overview

Size 8.8 vs 8.8 Too close to call [details] Photo & Video 8.3 vs 8.3 Too close to call [details] Sensors 7.8 vs 7.8 Too close to call [details] Have assisted GPS Both include an accelerometer Processing power 6.5 vs 6.5 Too close to call [details] Battery 6.3 vs 6.3 Too close to call [details] Screen 6.3 vs 6.3 Too close to call [details] Keyboard & keypad 5.5 vs 5.5 Too close to call [details] Have full keyboards Neither has a numeric keypad Storage 5.5 vs 5.5 Too close to call [details] Music 1.0 vs 1.0 Too close to call [details] Neither have built in FM Radios Web browsing - vs 5.0 Missing information [details] Network - vs 6.6 Missing information [details] Both support NFC for wireless transactions Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering Overall 6.2 vs 6.2

Size

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9930			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900
	Weight	130 g	vs	130 g	Average weight
	Thickness	11 mm	vs	11 mm	Average thickness
	Size	66x115x10 mm	vs	66x115x10 mm	Average size
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Photo & Video

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9930			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900
	Camera	5 MP	vs	5 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have camera flashes
	Secondary Camera	None	vs	None
	Movie format	720p	vs	720p	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	Video out	None	vs	None	Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Sensors

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9930			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Assisted GPS	Have assisted GPS
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	Yes	Both include an accelerometer
	Compass	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have integrated compasses
	Gyroscope	No	vs	No

Processing power

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9930			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900
	Frequency	1.2 GHz	vs	1.2 GHz	Processors with average snapiness and responsiveness
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Single core	Both have single core cpus which is about the average
	RAM	768 MB	vs	768 MB	Average amount of RAM for running apps

Battery

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9930			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900
	Talk time	6.3 hours	vs	6.3 hours	Average talk time
	Standby time	12.8 days	vs	12.8 days	Average standby time
	Battery capacity	1,230 mAh	vs	1,230 mAh	Average capacity batteries
	Technology	Lithium Ion	vs	Lithium Ion

Screen

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9930			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900
	Screen size	2.8"	vs	2.8"	Average sized screens
	Screen resolution	480x640	vs	480x640	Average screen resolution
	Screen PPI	284 PPI	vs	284 PPI	Average display of text, images and video
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	TFT LCD	Both have LCD screens, fairly common
	Touchscreen type	Capacitive	vs	Capacitive	Touchscreen

Keyboard & keypad

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9930			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900
	Numeric keypad	None	vs	None	Neither has a numeric keypad
	Keyboard	QWERTY keyboard	vs	QWERTY keyboard	Have full keyboards

Storage

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9930			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900
	Memory card	Micro SD, Micro SDHC	vs	Micro SDHC, Micro SD	Both have memory card slots
	Internal storage	7.8 GB	vs	7.8 GB	Average amount of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies

Music

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9930			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900
	FM Radio	No	vs	No	Neither have built in FM Radios
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Web browsing

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9930			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900
	Browser benchmark	Unknown	vs	685 ms
	Adobe Flash support	No	vs	No	Neither supports Adobe Flash

Network

	RIM BlackBerry Bold 9930			RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900
	Network	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	vs	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	3.5G	Standard network technology
	Download speed	Unknown	vs	3.55 mbps
	Upload speed	Unknown	vs	0.88 mbps
	Network latency	Unknown	vs	270 ms
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11n (150 mbps)	Average wifi speed
	Wifi hotspot	Yes	vs	Yes	Both have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
	NFC	Yes	vs	Yes	Both support NFC for wireless transactions
	Bluetooth	2.1	vs	2.1	Average bluetooth support

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