BlackBerry Curve 8310 vs BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100

BlackBerry Curve 8310

Announced On:August, 2007

BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100

Announced On:April, 2010

BlackBerry Curve 8310 vs BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100

BlackBerry Curve 8310	BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100

Price
EUR: €130	EUR: €90
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)	108 x 50 x 13.3 mm (4.25 x 1.97 x 0.52 in)
Weight
111 g (3.92 oz)	93.6 g (3.28 oz)
Build
Trackball	Optical trackpad
Colors
Silver	Piano Black, Opal Pink, Royal Purple, Flash White, Red Gradient

Type
Display
65K colors	TFT, 256K colors
Size
2.5 inches, 19.4 cm² (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio)	2.25 inches, 16.2 cm² (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)	360 x 400 pixels (~239 ppi density)

Technology
Network
GSM	GSM / HSPA
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

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

Internal Memory
Memory
64MB ROM	256MB
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Yes	Yes

GPRS
Connectivity
Class 10	Class 10
EDGE
Class 10	Class 10
Speed
	HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
WLAN
No	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP	2.1, A2DP
USB
miniUSB 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	Yes

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

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry OS	BlackBerry OS
Java
Yes, MIDP 2.0	Yes, MIDP 2.1
Browser
HTML	HTML
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Email, IM	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Games
Yes + downloadable	Yes + downloadable

CPU
Hardware
32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz	624 MHz
Keyboard
QWERTY	QWERTY
Soft Keys
2	2
SIM
Mini-SIM	Mini-SIM
Speakers
Yes	Yes Dedicated music keys
Navigation / Controls Keys
Trackball navigation	Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 408 h	Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 312 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 4 h	Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)
Music Play
	Up to 30 h

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

SAR US
Misc
1.09 W/kg (head) 1.11 W/kg (body)	1.37 W/kg (head) 1.06 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.59 W/kg (head) 0.63 W/kg (body)	1.67 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body)

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