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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
  HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Speed HSPA
Launch
Announced 2012 2010, October. Released 2010, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 109 x 60 x 13.6 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.54 in) 109 x 60 x 14 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 117 g (4.13 oz) 122 g (4.30 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio) 2.44 inches, 18.4 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density) 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 5.0 BlackBerry OS 6.0
CPU 624 MHz
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal 256MB 256MB 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 3.15 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video Yes Yes
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors
 BlackBerry maps
MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Photo viewer
Voice dial/memo
Predictive text input
BlackBerry maps
Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+
Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion battery Removable Li-Po 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 528 h (2G) / Up to 408 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Black Black, White
SAR 0.64 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)     1.41 W/kg (head)     0.82 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.15 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
Price About 70 EUR About 90 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality Noise -89.7dB / Crosstalk -89.4dB

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