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BlackBerry Storm 9500

BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps HSPA
Launch
Announced 2008, September. Released 2008, November 2010, August. Released 2010, August
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 112.5 x 62.2 x 14 mm (4.43 x 2.45 x 0.55 in) 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 104 g (3.67 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
  Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT, 65K colors TFT, 65K colors
Size 3.25 inches, 32.7 cm2 (~46.7% screen-to-body ratio) 2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~185 ppi density) 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS BlackBerry 5.0, upgradable to 6.0
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7600
CPU 528 MHz ARM 11
GPU Adreno 130
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 1GB 128MB RAM 256MB RAM, 256MB ROM
Main Camera
Modules 3.15 MP, AF 2 MP
Features LED flash
Video 320p Yes
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  Dedicated music keys
Comms
WLAN No Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent)
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS; BlackBerry Maps
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer
 BlackBerry maps
Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Voice dial/memo
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 360 h Up to 456 h (2G) / Up to 348 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 5 h 30 min Up to 4 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 29 h
Misc
Colors Black Black, Red
SAR 0.57 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)     1.07 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.47 W/kg (head)     0.27 W/kg (body)     1.42 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)    
Price About 80 EUR About 80 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -87.6dB / Crosstalk -85.8dB

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