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BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300

BlackBerry Curve 8900

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Speed HSPA
GPRS Class 10 Class 10
EDGE Class 10 Class 10
Launch
Announced 2010, August. Released 2010, August 2008, November. Released 2008, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in) 109 x 60 x 13.5 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.53 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad Trackball
Display
Type TFT, 65K colors TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio) 2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density) 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry 5.0, upgradable to 6.0 BlackBerry OS
CPU 512 MHz
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 256MB RAM, 256MB ROM 256MB ROM
Main Camera
Modules 2 MP 3.15 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video Yes SCIF
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 Dedicated music keys
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 2.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS; BlackBerry Maps GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors
 MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
BlackBerry maps
MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Voice dial/memo
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 456 h (2G) / Up to 348 h (3G) Up to 356 h
Talk time Up to 4 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G) Up to 5 h 30 min
Music play Up to 29 h
Misc
Colors Black, Red Black
SAR 1.07 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)     1.01 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.42 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)     0.65 W/kg (head)     0.45 W/kg (body)    
Price About 80 EUR About 60 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -89.4dB / Crosstalk -88.9dB

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