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BlackBerry Curve 8900

Samsung i897 Captivate

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 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2008, November. Released 2008, November 2010, June. Released 2010, July
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 109 x 60 x 13.5 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.53 in) 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm (4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 118 g (4.16 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Trackball
Display
Type TFT, 65K colors Super AMOLED
Size 2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~58.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
  TouchWiz 3.0 UI
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset Hummingbird
CPU 512 MHz 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU PowerVR SGX540
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 256MB ROM 16GB 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 3.15 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video SCIF 720p@30fps
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 b/g/n; DLNA
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP 3.0, 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, proximity, compass
 BlackBerry maps
MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Voice dial/memo
MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
Organizer
Photo/video editor
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input (Swype)
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 356 h Up to 750 h (2G) / Up to 576 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 5 h 30 min Up to 13 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Misc
Colors Black Black and Grey
SAR 1.01 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)     0.37 W/kg (head)    
Price About 60 EUR About 170 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -88.9dB

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