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BlackBerry Bold 9900
9900Asus ZenFone 5
1 GB RAM
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| Global Score | |
| 52.3 | 56.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Asus |
| BlackBerry 7.1, 7 | Android 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2011-05-02 | 2014-01-06 |
| 4.53 x 2.60 x 0.41 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gold, Purple, Red and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 99.00 | $ 89.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.8 inches | 5 inches |
| 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 286 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Intel Atom Z2560 chipset |
| QC 8655 (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Saltwell (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 768 MB RAM | 1 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX 544MP2 GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4.1 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1230mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2110mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 307 hours standby time 6.3 hours talk time | -- |
| 2.88 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenFone 5 has a general score of 56.9, which is a bit better than the BlackBerry Bold 9900's score of 52.3. The Asus ZenFone 5 is a somewhat heavier phone than the BlackBerry Bold 9900, but both of them are equally thin. The Asus ZenFone 5 has Android 4.4 operating system, while BlackBerry Bold 9900 comes with BlackBerry 7.1 operating system.
The BlackBerry Bold 9900 counts with a slightly better looking display than Asus ZenFone 5, although it has a way lower 480 x 640px resolution, a bit lower pixels number per inch of screen and a much smaller display. The Asus ZenFone 5 counts with a bit more storage capacity to store more apps and games than BlackBerry Bold 9900, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Asus ZenFone 5 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 64 GB.
The Asus ZenFone 5 features a bit faster processor than BlackBerry Bold 9900, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores and more RAM memory. The Asus ZenFone 5 has a very superior camera than BlackBerry Bold 9900, because it has a way higher resolution back-facing camera and a lot higher (Full HD) video resolution.
Asus ZenFone 5 has a superior battery life than BlackBerry Bold 9900, because it has 2110mAh of battery capacity instead of 1230mAh.
Asus ZenFone 5 not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also cheaper, which makes this phone an easy choice.
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