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BlackBerry Curve 8980

BlackBerry Curve 9220

Network
Technology	GSM	GSM
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS	Yes	Yes
EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch
Announced	2012	2012, April. Released 2012, May
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 12.7 mm
Weight	117 g (4.13 oz)	102 g (3.49 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)	320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~164 ppi density)

Platform
OS	BlackBerry OS 5.0	BlackBerry OS 7.1

Memory
Card slot	microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal	256MB	512MB ROM, 512MB RAM

Main Camera
Modules	3.15 MP, AF	2 MP
Features	LED flash
Video	Yes	Yes

Selfie Camera
Modules	No	No

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth	2.1, A2DP	2.1, A2DP
Positioning	GPS, A-GPS	No
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	No	Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB	microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0

Features
Sensors		Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	BlackBerry maps MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Photo viewer Voice dial/memo Predictive text input	MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player MP4/H.264 player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

Battery
Type	Removable Li-Ion battery	Removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh battery (J-S1)
Stand-by		Up to 432 h
Talk time		Up to 7 h
Music play		Up to 28 h

Misc
Colors	Black	Black, Fuchsia Pink, Pure White, Teal Blue
SAR	0.64 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)	1.31 W/kg (head)     0.61 W/kg (body)
SAR EU		1.61 W/kg (head)     1.01 W/kg (body)
Price	About 70 EUR	About 80 EUR