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BlackBerry 8820

BlackBerry Curve 8900

Network
Technology GSM GSM
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Yes Class 10
EDGE Yes Class 10
Launch
Announced 2007, July 2008, November. Released 2008, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 114 x 66 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 in) 109 x 60 x 13.5 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.53 in)
Weight 134 g (4.73 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Trackball Trackball
Display
Type 65K colors TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.5 inches, 19.4 cm2 (~25.7% screen-to-body ratio) 2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density) 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS BlackBerry OS
CPU 32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz 512 MHz
Memory
Card slot microSD (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 64MB 16MB RAM 256MB ROM
Main Camera
Modules No 3.15 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video No SCIF
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack No Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP 2.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB miniUSB microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors
 BlackBerry maps
Media player
Organizer
Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
Voice dial
BlackBerry maps
MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Voice dial/memo
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 520 h Up to 356 h
Talk time Up to 5 h Up to 5 h 30 min
Misc
Colors Silver Black
SAR 1.28 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)     1.01 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.00 W/kg (head)     0.83 W/kg (body)     0.65 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)    
Price About 110 EUR About 60 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -88.9dB

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