BlackBerry Curve 8980 vs BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330

BlackBerry Curve 8980

Announced On:December, 2012

BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330

Announced On:September, 2010

BlackBerry Curve 8980 vs BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330

BlackBerry Curve 8980	BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330

Price
EUR: €70	EUR: €50
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
109 x 60 x 13.6 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.54 in)	109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight
117 g (4.13 oz)	104 g (3.67 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad	Optical trackpad
Colors
Black	Black, Red, Pink

Type
Display
TFT	TFT, 65K colors
Size
2.4 inches, 17.8 cm² (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)	2.46 inches, 18.7 cm² (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density)	320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)

Technology
Network
GSM	CDMA / EVDO
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Bands
	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

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

Internal Memory
Memory
256MB	512MB RAM 512MB ROM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
	EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP	2.1, A2DP
USB
microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps

Main Camera
Camera
3.15 MP, AF	2 MP
Camera Features
LED flash
Video
Yes	Yes

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

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry OS 5.0	BlackBerry OS 5.0
Upgradable
	Upgradable
Java
Yes
Browser
HTML	HTML
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Keyboard
Hardware
QWERTY	QWERTY
Soft Keys
2	2
SIM
Mini-SIM	Mini-SIM
Speakers
Yes	Yes Dedicated music keys
Navigation / Controls Keys
Optical trackpad	D-Pad
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion battery	Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Standby
	Up to 252 h
Talk Time
	Up to 4 h 30 min
Music Play
	Up to 15 h

Features
Additional Features
BlackBerry maps Document viewer Photo viewer Voice dial/memo Predictive text input	Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input

SAR US
Misc
0.64 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)	1.28 W/kg (head) 0.74 W/kg (body)

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