BlackBerry Bold 9650 vs BlackBerry Curve 8300

BlackBerry Bold 9650

April, 2010

BlackBerry Curve 8300

May, 2007

BlackBerry Bold 9650 vs BlackBerry Curve 8300


BlackBerry Bold 9650

BlackBerry Curve 8300

Price
EUR: €60EUR: €130
USD: N/AUSD: N/A
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INR: N/AINR: N/A
PKR: N/APKR: N/A
Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Querty KeyboardCandybar, Querty Keyboard
Dimensions
112 x 62 x 14 mm (4.41 x 2.44 x 0.55 in)107 x 60 x 15.5 mm (4.21 x 2.36 x 0.61 in)
Weight
136 g (4.80 oz)111 g (3.92 oz)
Build
Optical trackpadTrackball
Colors
BlackBlack
Display
Type
TFT, 65K colors65K colors
Size
2.44 inches, 18.4 cm2 (~26.6% screen-to-body ratio)2.5 inches, 19.4 cm2 (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 ppi density)320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPAGSM
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 2100
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtonesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
512MB64MB
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB includedmicroSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, PhotocallPractically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
YesYes
Connectivity
GPRS
Class 10Class 10
EDGE
Class 10Class 10
Speed
HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/gNo
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP2.0, A2DP
USB
microUSB 2.0miniUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPSNo
Camera
Main Camera
3.15 MP, AF2 MP
Camera Features
LED flashLED flash
Video
YesYes
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/WMA/eAAC+MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA
Video Format Support
MP4/H.263/WMVMP4/WMV/H.263/H.264
Radio
NoNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
BlackBerry OSBlackBerry OS
Java
Yes, MIDP 2.0Yes, MIDP 2.0
Browser
HTMLHTML
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IMSMS, MMS, Email, IM
Games
Yes + downloadableYes + downloadable
Hardware
CPU
32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
Keyboard
QWERTYQWERTY
Soft Keys
22
SIM
Mini-SIMMini-SIM
Speakers
YesYes
Navigation / Controls Keys
Touch-sensitive optical trackpadTrackball navigation
Audio Jack
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Battery
Battery Type
Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh batteryRemovable Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 312 hUp to 408 h
Talk Time
Up to 5 hUp to 4 h
Music Play
Up to 18 h
Additional Features
Features
BlackBerry maps

Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)

Voice memo/dial
BlackBerry maps

Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)

Voice memo/dial
Misc
SAR US
1.35 W/kg (head) 0.50 W/kg (body)1.51 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
1.68 W/kg (head) 0.27 W/kg (body)0.82 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body)

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