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BlackBerry Curve 8900

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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
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2008, November. Released 2008, November 2008, May
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 109 x 60 x 13.5 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.53 in) 114 x 66 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Trackball Trackball
Display
Type TFT, 65K colors 65K colors
Size 2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio) 2.6 inches, 20.1 cm2 (~26.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density) 480 x 320 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~222 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS BlackBerry OS
CPU 512 MHz 624 MHz
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 256MB ROM 1GB 128MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 3.15 MP, AF 2 MP
Features LED flash LED flash
Video SCIF Yes
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP 2.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 miniUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors
 BlackBerry maps
MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Voice dial/memo
BlackBerry maps
Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
MP4/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 356 h Up to 310 h
Talk time Up to 5 h 30 min Up to 5 h
Misc
Colors Black Black, White
SAR 1.01 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)     1.51 W/kg (head)     0.95 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)     0.84 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)    
Price About 60 EUR About 80 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -88.9dB Noise -87.6dB / Crosstalk -85.8dB

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