BlackBerry Curve 8300 vs BlackBerry 8800

BlackBerry Curve 8300

Announced On:May, 2007

BlackBerry 8800

Announced On:February, 2007

BlackBerry Curve 8300 vs BlackBerry 8800

BlackBerry Curve 8300	BlackBerry 8800

Price
EUR: €130	EUR: €120
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
107 x 60 x 15.5 mm (4.21 x 2.36 x 0.61 in)	114 x 66 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 in)
Weight
111 g (3.92 oz)	134 g (4.73 oz)
Build
Trackball	Trackball
Colors
Black	Silver

Type
Display
65K colors	65K colors
Size
2.5 inches, 19.4 cm² (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio)	2.5 inches, 19.4 cm² (~25.7% 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	64MB ROM, 16MB RAM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall	Yes
Call Records
Yes	Yes

GPRS
Connectivity
Class 10	Yes
EDGE
Class 10	Yes
WLAN
No	No
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP	2.0
USB
miniUSB 2.0	miniUSB
GPS
No	Yes

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, MIDP 2.0	Yes
Browser
HTML	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Email, IM	SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Games
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
3.5 mm	No

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion battery
Standby
Up to 408 h	Up to 530 h
Talk Time
Up to 4 h	Up to 5 h

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

SAR US
Misc
1.51 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body)	1.16 W/kg (head) 0.51 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.82 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body)	0.91 W/kg (head) 0.43 W/kg (body)

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