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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
  HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Speed HSPA HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2010, August. Released 2010, August 2011, November. Released 2011, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 111 x 62 x 14.6 mm (4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 in) 110 x 60 x 11.4 mm (4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT TFT
Size 3.2 inches, 31.7 cm2 (~46.1% screen-to-body ratio) 2.45 inches, 18.6 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~188 ppi density) 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~245 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 BlackBerry OS 7.0
CPU 624 MHz Marvel Tavor MG1 1.0 GHz
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 4 GB included microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 512MB RAM 8GB 768MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video 480p@24fps 480p
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth 2.1, 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 Proximity
 Social feeds
BlackBerry maps
Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Media player MP3/WMA/eAAC+/FlAC/OGG player
Video player DivX/XviD/MP4/WMV/H.264
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery (JM-1)
Stand-by Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 336 h (3G) Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 408 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 40 min (3G) Up to 5 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
Music play Up to 30 h Up to 33 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Dark Orange Black, White
SAR 0.91 W/kg (head)     0.68 W/kg (body)     1.35 W/kg (head)     0.81 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.86 W/kg (head)     0.81 W/kg (body)     1.56 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)    
Price About 110 EUR About 130 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1043:1 (nominal)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 65dB Voice 61dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 63dB
Audio quality Noise -89.0dB / Crosstalk -89.2dB Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -32.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 35h

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