Comparison of BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Huawei P20 Pro smartphones based on their characteristics

BlackBerry Bold 9900

Huawei P20 Pro

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

BlackBerry

Huawei

Phone model

Bold 9900

P20 Pro

Year of release

2011

2018

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

115 mm

155 mm

Body width

66 mm

74 mm

Body thickness

10.5 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

130 g

180 g

Volume

79.7 cm³

89.35 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Metal
• Plastic

• Aluminium alloy
• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• White

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Scorpion MSM 8655

• Hisilicon Kirin 970

CPU clock speed

1200 MHz

2360 MHz

Number of processor cores

1

8

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

384 kB

Processor size

32 bits

64 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv8-A

Manufacturing process

45 nm

10 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 205 GPU

• Mali-G72 MP12

GPU clock speed

767 MHz

Number of GPU cores

12

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

768 MB

6 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

500 MHz

1833 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 8 GB

• 128 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655

• Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 970

Operating system

Operating system

Android 8.1

Battery

Battery capacity

1230

4000

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Fast battery charging

Fast charging technology

Huawei Super Charge 3.0

Adapter output power

• 4.5 V / 5 A

Call duration in GSM networks

6 h 18 min

25 h

Standby time in GSM networks

307 h

528 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

5 h 54 min

25 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

307 h

528 h

Duration of listening to music

50 h

Video watching duration

7 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

2.8 in

6.1 in

Screen resolution

640 x 480 pixels

2240 x 1080 pixels

Resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

286 ppi

408 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

OLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.333

2.074

2.5D curved screen

Screen brightness

600 cd/m²

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

40 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

8433 x 4743 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Full Ultra HD
• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Dual camera

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Dual LED

Digital zoom

4 X

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX600 Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Aperture

f/1.8

Number of lens elements

6

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Phase detection autofocus

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Optical image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

24 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

6532 x 3674 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Aperture

f/2

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

4.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 800 MHz
• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

TD-SCDMA support

TD-SCDMA frequencies

• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz
• TD-SCDMA MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi MIMO

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

USB Type-C

USB standard

2.0

3.1

USB OTG support

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.1 + EDR

5.0

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• EDR

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Barometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

USB Type-C

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• GIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• M4A
• AVI
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• H.265
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• FLAC
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

QWERTY keyboard

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Installed games

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Impact protection

Dustproof case

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.76 W/kg

0.73 W/kg