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BlackBerry Storm 9530

BlackBerry Curve 8900

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100
  CDMA2000 1x EV-DO
Speed HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS Class 10 Class 10
EDGE Class 10 Class 10
Launch
Announced 2008, September. Released 2008, November 2008, November. Released 2008, November
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 13.5 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.53 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
  Trackball
Display
Type TFT, 65K colors TFT, 65K colors
Size 3.25 inches, 32.7 cm2 (~46.7% screen-to-body ratio) 2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~185 ppi density) 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS BlackBerry OS
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7600
CPU 528 MHz ARM 11 512 MHz
GPU Adreno 130
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 1GB 128MB RAM 256MB ROM
Main Camera
Modules 3.15 MP, AF 3.15 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video 320p SCIF
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN No Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP 2.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
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)
MP4/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA player
Organizer
Voice memo/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 360 h Up to 356 h
Talk time Up to 5 h 30 min Up to 5 h 30 min
Misc
Colors Black Black
SAR 0.93 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)     1.01 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.67 W/kg (head)     0.38 W/kg (body)     0.65 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)    
Price About 100 EUR About 60 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -88.9dB

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