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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO GSM / HSPA
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps, EV-DO Rev A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, August. Released 2011, August 2009, October. Released 2009, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 120 x 62 x 11.5 mm (4.72 x 2.44 x 0.45 in) 109 x 60 x 14 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 122 g (4.30 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
  Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT TFT, 65K colors
Size 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~52.4% screen-to-body ratio) 2.44 inches, 18.4 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density) 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 7 BlackBerry 5.0, upgradable to 6.0
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon S2
CPU 1.2 GHz Scorpion 624 MHz
GPU Adreno 205
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal 4GB 768MB RAM 256MB 256MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 3.15 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video 720p 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, EDR 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 Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 Social feeds
BlackBerry maps
Document viewer
MP3/WMA/eAAC+/FlAC player
DivX/XviD/MP4/WMV/H.264
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive test input
BlackBerry maps
Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+
Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 320 h Up to 408 h
Talk time Up to 6 h 50 min Up to 6 h
Music play Up to 50 h
Misc
Colors Black Black, White
SAR 0.90 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)     1.55 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.76 W/kg (head)     0.43 W/kg (body)     1.36 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
Price About 130 EUR About 90 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker Voice 72dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -89.8B / Crosstalk -88.6dB

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