BlackBerry Bold 9650 vs BlackBerry Curve 8900

BlackBerry Bold 9650

BlackBerry Bold 9650

Announced On:April, 2010

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BlackBerry Curve 8900

BlackBerry Curve 8900

Announced On:November, 2008

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BlackBerry Bold 9650 vs BlackBerry Curve 8900

BlackBerry Bold 9650	BlackBerry Curve 8900

Price
EUR: €60	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
112 x 62 x 14 mm (4.41 x 2.44 x 0.55 in)	109 x 60 x 13.5 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.53 in)
Weight
136 g (4.80 oz)	110 g (3.88 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad	Trackball
Colors
Black	Black

Type
Display
TFT, 65K colors	TFT, 65K colors
Size
2.44 inches, 18.4 cm² (~26.6% screen-to-body ratio)	2.4 inches, 17.8 cm² (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 ppi density)	480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density)

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

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

Internal Memory
Memory
512MB	256MB ROM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Yes

GPRS
Connectivity
Class 10	Class 10
EDGE
Class 10	Class 10
Speed
HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP	2.0, A2DP
USB
microUSB 2.0	microUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS	Yes, with A-GPS

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

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WMA/eAAC+	MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA
Video Format Support
MP4/H.263/WMV	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, Push Email, IM	SMS, MMS, Email, IM
Games
Yes + downloadable

CPU
Hardware
	512 MHz
Keyboard
QWERTY	QWERTY
Soft Keys
2	2
SIM
Mini-SIM	Mini-SIM
Speakers
Yes	Yes
Navigation / Controls Keys
Touch-sensitive optical trackpad	Trackball navigation
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 312 h	Up to 356 h
Talk Time
Up to 5 h	Up to 5 h 30 min
Music Play
Up to 18 h

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

SAR US
Misc
1.35 W/kg (head) 0.50 W/kg (body)	1.01 W/kg (head) 0.59 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
1.68 W/kg (head) 0.27 W/kg (body)	0.65 W/kg (head) 0.45 W/kg (body)

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