BlackBerry Curve 8980 vs BlackBerry Keyone

BlackBerry Curve 8980

December, 2012

BlackBerry Keyone

February, 2017

BlackBerry Curve 8980 vs BlackBerry Keyone


BlackBerry Curve 8980

BlackBerry Keyone

Price
EUR: €70EUR: €290
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Querty KeyboardCandybar, Querty Keyboard
Dimensions
109 x 60 x 13.6 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.54 in)149.1 x 72.4 x 9.4 mm (5.87 x 2.85 x 0.37 in)
Weight
117 g (4.13 oz)180 g (6.35 oz)
Build
Optical trackpadGlass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame

Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard
Colors
BlackBlack/Silver, Black, Bronze
Models
BBB100-2, BBB100-7, BBB100-1, BBB100-5, BBB100-3, BBB100-4
Display
Type
TFTIPS LCD
Size
2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)4.5 inches, 60.0 cm2 (~55.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density)1080 x 1620 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~434 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Network
Technology
GSMGSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (BBB100-4 only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtonesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
256MB32GB ROM, 3GB RAM

64GB ROM, 4GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 5.1
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Connectivity
GPRS
YesYes
EDGE
YesYes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/nWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR
USB
microUSB 2.0USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPSYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS2
NFC
Yes
Camera
Main Camera
3.15 MP, AF12 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3", 1.55µm, PDAF
Camera Features
LED flashDual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Yes4K@30fps
Selfie Camera
8 MP, f/2.2, 1/4.0", 1.12µm

Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMAMP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264/WMVDivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265
Radio
NoFM radio
Software
Operating System (OS)
BlackBerry OS 5.0Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Upgradable
Upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Java
Yes
Browser
HTMLHTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IMSMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM
Hardware
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Keyboard
QWERTYQWERTY
Soft Keys
2
SIM
Mini-SIMSingle SIM (Nano-SIM)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) BBB100-4 only
Speakers
YesYes
Navigation / Controls Keys
Optical trackpad
Audio Jack
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Benchmarks
Performance
GFXBench: 4.1fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Battery
Battery Type
Removable Li-Ion batteryLi-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
Charging
18W wired, QC3, 50% in 36 min (advertised)
Additional Features
Features
BlackBerry maps

Document viewer

Photo viewer

Voice dial/memo

Predictive text input
Misc
SAR US
0.64 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)

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