BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 Officially Announced! Features and Specs!

**Duvi** · 05-02-2011, 09:44 PM

Known Features & Specs:

Tri-BandHSPA+,Quad-BandGSM/EDGE (9900)
Dual-BandCDMA/EV-DORev.A,Dual-BandHSPA+,Quad-Band GSM/EDGE (9930)
Dual-Band Wi-Fi - 802.11 b/g/n at 2.4 GHz and 802.11 a/n at 5 GHz
Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR support
5.0 MP camera, supports 720p HD video recording
768 MB RAM; 8 GB on-board memory, plus microSD slot supporting up to 32 GB cards
2.8" capacitive touch screen display - VGA (640x480), 287 dpi resolution
1.2 GHz Processor
115 x 66 x 10.5 mm, approximately 130g
1230 mAh removable, rechargeable battery
Built-in GPS / aGPS
Orientation Sensor (Accelerometer), Digital Compass (Magnetometer), Proximity Sensor
Ultra-easy QWERTY keyboard, optical trackpad
BlackBerry 7 OS

**AbuYazeedUK** · 05-02-2011, 09:46 PM

damn i thought you was giving us a date lol, can't wait for this....

**Duvi** · 05-02-2011, 09:47 PM

nope... lol. wish we had specifics on those as well.

**stitch69** · 05-02-2011, 11:03 PM

the successor to my 9780

i cant wait!

**Duvi** · 05-02-2011, 11:26 PM

Bold + Touchscreen + increased specs has me foaming at the mouth.

**JustinGTP** · 05-03-2011, 02:12 AM

Replacement for my Torch. I went from the 9000 > 9700 > 9800. 9900 is the obvious next device! I still use my 9700 for work, 9800 for personal. I find the 9800 to be slow and this is the answer to my prayers.

**smartbuddy** · 05-03-2011, 02:18 AM

Replacement to 9780, cool, can't wait, get this on....Should be the BEST BB !

**S.R.K.** · 05-03-2011, 02:26 AM

1230 mAh battery? Is that right?? Say it ain't so!

**goku656** · 05-03-2011, 02:34 AM

Wow!!!

I just saw the browser shootout between 9780.

Btw, what's the difference between the 9900 and 9930?

I really wanna have one.

**my_handle** · 05-03-2011, 04:36 AM

aww no LTE?

**Phill_UK** · 05-03-2011, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by goku656

Btw, what's the difference between the 9900 and 9930?

I really wanna have one.

9900 is GSM, and the 9930 is CDMA

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**Phill_UK** · 05-03-2011, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by i_have_a_berry

aww no LTE?

No carrier has true LTE yet, so an LTE device would be pointless until they all do.

HSPA+ is fast enough for now

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**Aesthetic_Athlete** · 05-03-2011, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by Phill_UK

9900 is GSM, and the 9930 is CDMA

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Honestly, I don't know what the difference is, so I'll make this a little more simple on myself. Which one will be available/run on UK networks?

Thanks.

**mssca** · 05-03-2011, 08:47 AM

All the time I thought that difference between 9900 and 9930 is one having GSM and other don't. But both have GSM band. But after reading this thread I am confused. So... is there any technical differences between the two?

Is one is better than the other? Sorry for asking dumb questions, I am confused about the two versions.

**kbz1960** · 05-03-2011, 08:58 AM

An Accelerometer???? Who is going to be turning this phone sideways?

**mssca** · 05-03-2011, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by Phill_UK

9900 is GSM, and the 9930 is CDMA

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According to the OP, both have GSM.

**Phill_UK** · 05-03-2011, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by mss-ca

According to the OP, both have GSM.

The 9900 is GSM only, the 9930 is CDMA primarily with GSM for international roaming.

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**Phill_UK** · 05-03-2011, 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by Aesthetic_Athlete

Honestly, I don't know what the difference is, so I'll make this a little more simple on myself. Which one will be available/run on UK networks?

Thanks.

All you'll need is the 9900

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**Phill_UK** · 05-03-2011, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by mss-ca

All the time I thought that difference between 9900 and 9930 is one having GSM and other don't. But both have GSM band. But after reading this thread I am confused. So... is there any technical differences between the two?

Is one is better than the other? Sorry for asking dumb questions, I am confused about the two versions.

Both have the same specs, except for the different radios.

If your carrier is GSM (TMO, AT&T etc) then the 9900 is for you.
If your carrier is CDMA (Verizon, Sprint etc) then the 9930 is for you

It's as simple as that

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**mssca** · 05-03-2011, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by Phill_UK

The 9900 is GSM only, the 9930 is CDMA primarily with GSM for international roaming.

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THANK YOU Phill_UK

**goku656** · 05-03-2011, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by Phill_UK

9900 is GSM, and the 9930 is CDMA

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Thanks Phil.

**goku656** · 05-03-2011, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by Phill_UK

The 9900 is GSM only, the 9930 is CDMA primarily with GSM for international roaming.

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Originally Posted by Phill_UK

Both have the same specs, except for the different radios.

If your carrier is GSM (TMO, AT&T etc) then the 9900 is for you.
If your carrier is CDMA (Verizon, Sprint etc) then the 9930 is for you

It's as simple as that

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One more Phil...

you've said that the 9930 is CDMA with GSM... then does this mean that anyone can use 9930 even if their carrier is GSM only? Thanks again.

**Phill_UK** · 05-03-2011, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by goku656

One more Phil...

you've said that the 9930 is CDMA with GSM... then does this mean that anyone can use 9930 even if their carrier is GSM only? Thanks again.

You could if you were in Europe, but you wouldn't get HSPA+ in the US.

The 9930 is only Dual-Band HSPA+ which is fine for Europe, compared to the Tri-Band 9900 needed for HSPA+ in the States.

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**jhamilton3#CB** · 05-03-2011, 06:36 PM

This device has me contemplating trading in my iPhone 4

**aggieastrosfan** · 05-03-2011, 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by jhamilton3

This device has me contemplating trading in my iPhone 4

I don't know if I'd go that far, but this phone would've had me no longer drooling for my iPhone if it had come out sooner!

Looks like the Crackberry addicts are about to finally be rewarded for their patience, this looks pretty sweet!