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BlackBerry Storm 9500

BlackBerry Curve 9380

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 2011, November. Released 2011, December
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 11.2 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.44 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 98 g (3.46 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
  Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT, 65K colors TFT
Size 3.25 inches, 32.7 cm2 (~46.7% screen-to-body ratio) 3.2 inches, 31.7 cm2 (~48.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~185 ppi density) 360 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~188 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS BlackBerry OS 7.0
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7600
CPU 528 MHz ARM 11 806 MHz
GPU Adreno 130
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 1GB 128MB RAM 512MB 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 3.15 MP, AF 5 MP
Features LED flash LED flash
Video 320p 480p
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent)
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
NFC Carrier dependent
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer Proximity
 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/FLACplayer
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion battery (JM-1)
Stand-by Up to 360 h Up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 5 h 30 min Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Music play Up to 30 h
Misc
Colors Black Black
SAR 0.57 W/kg (head)     0.50 W/kg (body)     1.38 W/kg (head)     0.77 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.47 W/kg (head)     0.27 W/kg (body)     1.09 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)    
Price About 80 EUR About 120 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 863:1 (nominal)
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 72dB Voice 61dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -87.6dB / Crosstalk -85.8dB Noise -85.8dB / Crosstalk -80.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 39h

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