BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 vs BlackBerry Curve 8900

BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100

April, 2010

BlackBerry Curve 8900

November, 2008

BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 vs BlackBerry Curve 8900


BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100

BlackBerry Curve 8900

Price
EUR: €90EUR: €60
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Querty KeyboardCandybar, Querty Keyboard
Dimensions
108 x 50 x 13.3 mm (4.25 x 1.97 x 0.52 in)109 x 60 x 13.5 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.53 in)
Weight
93.6 g (3.28 oz)110 g (3.88 oz)
Build
Optical trackpadTrackball
Colors
Piano Black, Opal Pink, Royal Purple, Flash White, Red GradientBlack
Display
Type
TFT, 256K colorsTFT, 65K colors
Size
2.25 inches, 16.2 cm2 (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio)2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
360 x 400 pixels (~239 ppi density)480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density)
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPAGSM
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtonesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
256MB256MB ROM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB includedmicroSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Yes
Connectivity
GPRS
Class 10Class 10
EDGE
Class 10Class 10
Speed
HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/nWi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP2.0, A2DP
USB
microUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPSYes, with A-GPS
Camera
Main Camera
3.15 MP, AF3.15 MP, AF
Camera Features
LED flashLED flash
Video
YesSCIF
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264/WMVDivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV
Radio
NoNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
BlackBerry OSBlackBerry OS
Java
Yes, MIDP 2.1Yes
Browser
HTMLHTML
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IMSMS, MMS, Email, IM
Games
Yes + downloadable
Hardware
CPU
624 MHz512 MHz
Keyboard
QWERTYQWERTY
Soft Keys
22
SIM
Mini-SIMMini-SIM
Speakers
Yes

Dedicated music keys
Yes
Navigation / Controls Keys
Touch-sensitive optical trackpadTrackball navigation
Audio Jack
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Battery
Battery Type
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh batteryRemovable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 312 h (3G)Up to 356 h
Talk Time
Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)Up to 5 h 30 min
Music Play
Up to 30 h
Additional Features
Features
BlackBerry maps

Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)

Voice memo/dial
BlackBerry maps

Voice dial/memo
Misc
SAR US
1.37 W/kg (head) 1.06 W/kg (body)1.01 W/kg (head) 0.59 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
1.67 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body)0.65 W/kg (head) 0.45 W/kg (body)

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