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BlackBerry Curve 9380

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BlackBerry Curve 9380

BlackBerry Curve 8520

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 Yes Class 10
EDGE Yes Class 10
Launch
Announced 2011, November. Released 2011, December 2009, July. Released 2009, August
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 109 x 60 x 11.2 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.44 in) 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 98 g (3.46 oz) 106 g (3.74 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT TFT, 65K colors
Size 3.2 inches, 31.7 cm2 (~48.5% screen-to-body ratio) 2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~188 ppi density) 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry OS 5.0
CPU 806 MHz 512 MHz
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 512MB 512MB RAM 256MB
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP 2 MP
Features LED flash
Video 480p 320p
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  Dedicated music keys
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 2.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS No
NFC Carrier dependent
Infrared port No No
Radio No No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB
Features
Sensors Proximity
 MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLACplayer
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion battery (JM-1) Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G) Up to 408 h
Talk time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 40 min (3G) Up to 4 h 30 min
Music play Up to 30 h
Misc
Colors Black Black
SAR 1.38 W/kg (head)     0.77 W/kg (body)     1.22 W/kg (head)     0.83 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.09 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)     1.02 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)    
Price About 120 EUR About 70 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 863:1 (nominal)
Loudspeaker Voice 61dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 66dB Voice 69dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -85.8dB / Crosstalk -80.3dB Noise -87.2dB / Crosstalk -86.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 39h

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