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BlackBerry Curve 9220

BlackBerry Curve 8530

Network
Technology GSM CDMA / EVDO
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps
Launch
Announced 2012, April. Released 2012, May 2009, November. Released 2009, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 109 x 60 x 12.7 mm 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 102 g (3.49 oz) 106 g (3.74 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT, 65K colors TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.44 inches, 18.4 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio) 2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~164 ppi density) 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 BlackBerry OS 5.0
CPU 528 MHz
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 512MB ROM, 512MB RAM 256MB ROM
Main Camera
Modules 2 MP 2 MP
Video Yes Yes
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 2.1, A2DP
Positioning No GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player
MP4/H.264 player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
BlackBerry maps
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh battery (J-S1) Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 432 h Up to 252 h
Talk time Up to 7 h Up to 4 h 30 min
Music play Up to 28 h
Misc
Colors Black, Fuchsia Pink, Pure White, Teal Blue Black, Purple
SAR 1.31 W/kg (head)     0.61 W/kg (body)     1.24 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.61 W/kg (head)     1.01 W/kg (body)    
Price About 80 EUR About 60 EUR

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