BlackBerry 8820 vs BlackBerry Curve 8300

BlackBerry 8820

Announced On:July, 2007

BlackBerry Curve 8300

Announced On:May, 2007

BlackBerry 8820 vs BlackBerry Curve 8300

BlackBerry 8820	BlackBerry Curve 8300

Price
EUR: €110	EUR: €130
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Querty Keyboard	Candybar, Querty Keyboard
Dimensions
114 x 66 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 in)	107 x 60 x 15.5 mm (4.21 x 2.36 x 0.61 in)
Weight
134 g (4.73 oz)	111 g (3.92 oz)
Build
Trackball	Trackball
Colors
Silver	Black

Type
Display
65K colors	65K colors
Size
2.5 inches, 19.4 cm² (~25.7% screen-to-body ratio)	2.5 inches, 19.4 cm² (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)	320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)

Technology
Network
GSM	GSM
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
64MB ROM, 16MB RAM	64MB
Card Slot
microSD (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Yes	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Yes	Yes

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes	Class 10
EDGE
Yes	Class 10
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g	No
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP	2.0, A2DP
USB
miniUSB	miniUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes	No

Main Camera
Camera
	2 MP
Camera Features
	LED flash
Video
	Yes

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
	MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA
Video Format Support
	MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry OS	BlackBerry OS
Java
Yes	Yes, MIDP 2.0
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML	HTML
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, IM
Games
Yes	Yes + downloadable

CPU
Hardware
32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz	32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
Keyboard
QWERTY	QWERTY
Soft Keys
2	2
SIM
Mini-SIM	Mini-SIM
Speakers
Yes	Yes
Navigation / Controls Keys
Trackball navigation	Trackball navigation
Audio Jack
No	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 520 h	Up to 408 h
Talk Time
Up to 5 h	Up to 4 h

Features
Additional Features
BlackBerry maps Media player Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Voice dial	BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Voice memo/dial

SAR US
Misc
1.28 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body)	1.51 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
1.00 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body)	0.82 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body)

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