BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs BlackBerry Curve 8300

BlackBerry Bold 9000

BlackBerry Bold 9000

Announced On:May, 2008

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BlackBerry Curve 8300

BlackBerry Curve 8300

Announced On:May, 2007

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BlackBerry Bold 9000 vs BlackBerry Curve 8300

BlackBerry Bold 9000	BlackBerry Curve 8300

Price
EUR: €80	EUR: €130
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Querty Keyboard	Candybar, Querty Keyboard
Dimensions
114 x 66 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 in)	107 x 60 x 15.5 mm (4.21 x 2.36 x 0.61 in)
Weight
133 g (4.69 oz)	111 g (3.92 oz)
Build
Trackball	Trackball
Colors
Black, White	Black

Type
Display
65K colors	65K colors
Size
2.6 inches, 20.1 cm² (~26.8% screen-to-body ratio)	2.5 inches, 19.4 cm² (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
480 x 320 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~222 ppi density)	320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA	GSM
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
1GB ROM, 128MB RAM	64MB
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Yes	Yes

GPRS
Connectivity
Class 10	Class 10
EDGE
Class 10	Class 10
Speed
HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g	No
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP	2.0, A2DP
USB
miniUSB 2.0	miniUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps	No

Main Camera
Camera
2 MP	2 MP
Camera Features
LED flash	LED flash
Video
Yes	Yes

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/eAAC+/WMA	MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA
Video Format Support
MP4/WMV/H.264	MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry OS	BlackBerry OS
Java
Yes, MIDP 2.0	Yes, MIDP 2.0
Browser
HTML	HTML
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Email, IM	SMS, MMS, Email, IM
Games
Yes + downloadable	Yes + downloadable

CPU
Hardware
624 MHz	32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
Keyboard
QWERTY	QWERTY
Soft Keys
2	2
SIM
Mini-SIM	Mini-SIM
Speakers
Yes	Yes
Navigation / Controls Keys
Trackball navigation	Trackball navigation
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 310 h	Up to 408 h
Talk Time
Up to 5 h	Up to 4 h

Features
Additional Features
BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Voice memo/dial	BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Voice memo/dial

SAR US
Misc
1.51 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body)	1.51 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.84 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)	0.82 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body)

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