BlackBerry Curve 8310 vs BlackBerry Curve 8900

BlackBerry Curve 8310

Announced On:August, 2007

BlackBerry Curve 8900

Announced On:November, 2008

BlackBerry Curve 8310 vs BlackBerry Curve 8900

BlackBerry Curve 8310	BlackBerry Curve 8900

Price
EUR: €130	EUR: €60
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)	109 x 60 x 13.5 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.53 in)
Weight
111 g (3.92 oz)	110 g (3.88 oz)
Build
Trackball	Trackball
Colors
Silver	Black

Type
Display
65K colors	TFT, 65K colors
Size
2.5 inches, 19.4 cm² (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio)	2.4 inches, 17.8 cm² (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)	480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 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	256MB ROM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Yes

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

Main Camera
Camera
2 MP	3.15 MP, AF
Camera Features
LED flash	LED flash
Video
No	SCIF

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

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

CPU
Hardware
32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz	512 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	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 408 h	Up to 356 h
Talk Time
Up to 4 h	Up to 5 h 30 min

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

SAR US
Misc
1.09 W/kg (head) 1.11 W/kg (body)	1.01 W/kg (head) 0.59 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.59 W/kg (head) 0.63 W/kg (body)	0.65 W/kg (head) 0.45 W/kg (body)

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