RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900
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RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900

BlackBerry BlackBerry OS 7.0 3.5G HSDPA (7.2 Mbps) Keyboard QWERTY keyboard
2.8" 284 PPI, 480x640, Capacitive touchscreen 1.2 GHz Single core, QC 8655

Speedtest ResultsGeekaphone's mobile speedtest benchmarks phones in four categories

Browser performance
How quickly pages are displayed
starstarstarstarstar 685ms
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Download speed
Speed at which data is received
starstarstarstarstar 3.55mbps
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Upload speed
Speed at which data is transmitted
starstarstarstarstar 0.81mbps
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Latency
Communication delay
starstarstarstarstar 270ms
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Replacement

RIM has replaced the BlackBerry Bold 9900 with the Q10.

BlackBerry Q10
BlackBerry Q10 announced September, 2012
Bluetooth Much newer bluetooth support
Screen type OLED screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies

Compare the new BlackBerry Q10 vs the BlackBerry Bold 9900

reviewsWhat are people saying about the BlackBerry Bold 9900

"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 phone's form-factor
"Generally quite nippy."
techradar.com | talking about the phone's processor
"2.8-inches is really a bit too small to function as a touchscreen all the time...When it comes to actually displaying things, the screen is lovely"
techradar.com | talking about the phone's screen

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Pros

The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 vs other Recent Phones

Help NFC NFC Support
Enables payment by phone and other wireless communications
Help Size Quite small
66x115x10 mm
Help Screen PPI Very sharp screen
284 PPI
Help Keyboard Easier to email and type
QWERTY keyboard

The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 vs other Recent BlackBerrys

Help Browser benchmark Fast web browser performance
685 ms
Help Touchscreen Has a touch screen
Interact using your fingers
Help Wifi hotspot Wifi hotspot
Share your phone's Internet connection with wifi devices
Help GPS Pinpoint your location faster
Assisted GPS
Help Accelerometer Enables apps to detect when you're moving your phone for motion interactivity
Detects movement for interactive apps

Cons

The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 vs other Recent Phones

Help App store Very few apps available
BlackBerry App World
Help Adobe Flash support Lacks Adobe Flash support
Unable to play many online games and videos that require Adobe Flash
Help Battery capacity Small battery capacity
1,230 mAh
Help Announced Old
May, 2011
Help FM Radio Doesn't pick up any radio stations
Won't pick up any radio stations
Help Video out Lacks video output
Unable to display pictures and video on TVs or other devices
Help Screen size Small screen
2.8"
Help Number of cores Few processor cores
Single core
Help Bluetooth Less interopability, possibly slower data transfer
2.1
Help Network latency Poor network latency
270 ms

The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 vs other Recent BlackBerrys

Help Numeric keypad Its often harder to dial numbers with a touch screen or keyboard
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