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Network
Technology GSM GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2007, May 2009, October. Released 2009, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 107 x 60 x 15.5 mm (4.21 x 2.36 x 0.61 in) 109 x 60 x 14 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 111 g (3.92 oz) 122 g (4.30 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Trackball Optical trackpad
Display
Type 65K colors TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.5 inches, 19.4 cm2 (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio) 2.44 inches, 18.4 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density) 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS BlackBerry 5.0, upgradable to 6.0
CPU 32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz 624 MHz
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal 64MB 256MB 256MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 2 MP 3.15 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video Yes Yes
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP 2.1, A2DP
Positioning No GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB miniUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors
 BlackBerry maps
Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
BlackBerry maps
Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+
Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 408 h Up to 408 h
Talk time Up to 4 h Up to 6 h
Misc
Colors Black Black, White
SAR 1.51 W/kg (head)     1.12 W/kg (body)     1.55 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.82 W/kg (head)     0.64 W/kg (body)     1.36 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
Price About 130 EUR About 90 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker Voice 72dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -89.8B / Crosstalk -88.6dB

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