BlackBerry Curve 8900 vs BlackBerry Bold 9000

BlackBerry Curve 8900

BlackBerry Curve 8900

Announced On:November, 2008

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BlackBerry Bold 9000

BlackBerry Bold 9000

Announced On:May, 2008

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BlackBerry Curve 8900 vs BlackBerry Bold 9000

BlackBerry Curve 8900	BlackBerry Bold 9000

Price
EUR: €60	EUR: €80
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
109 x 60 x 13.5 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.53 in)	114 x 66 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 in)
Weight
110 g (3.88 oz)	133 g (4.69 oz)
Build
Trackball	Trackball
Colors
Black	Black, White

Type
Display
TFT, 65K colors	65K colors
Size
2.4 inches, 17.8 cm² (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)	2.6 inches, 20.1 cm² (~26.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density)	480 x 320 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~222 ppi density)

Technology
Network
GSM	GSM / HSPA
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
256MB ROM	1GB ROM, 128MB RAM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
	Yes

GPRS
Connectivity
Class 10	Class 10
EDGE
Class 10	Class 10
Speed
	HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP	2.0, A2DP
USB
microUSB 2.0	miniUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps

Main Camera
Camera
3.15 MP, AF	2 MP
Camera Features
LED flash	LED flash
Video
SCIF	Yes

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA	MP3/eAAC+/WMA
Video Format Support
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV	MP4/WMV/H.264
Radio
No	No

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

CPU
Hardware
512 MHz	624 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 1400 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 356 h	Up to 310 h
Talk Time
Up to 5 h 30 min	Up to 5 h

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

SAR US
Misc
1.01 W/kg (head) 0.59 W/kg (body)	1.51 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.65 W/kg (head) 0.45 W/kg (body)	0.84 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)

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