OTHER CONFIGURATIONS ▼  BlackBerry Curve 8900Discontinued | OTHER CONFIGURATIONS ▼  Nokia N97Discontinued | |
|---|---|---|
Construction | ||
| Height | 109mm (4.29") | 117.2mm (4.61") |
| Width | 60mm (2.36") | 55.3mm (2.18") |
| Depth | 13.5mm (0.53") | 15.9mm (0.63") |
| Dimension | 109x60x13.5mm (4.29x2.36x0.53") | 117.2x55.3x15.9mm (4.61x2.18x0.63") |
| 3D SIZE | ||
| Weight | 110gr (3.88oz) | 150gr (5.29oz) |
| Form Factor | Candy Bar | Slide |
| Material | ||
| Colors | ||
Usability | ||
| Display Resolution | 480x360px | 360x640px |
| Display Size | 49x37mm (1.93x1.46") ~250PPI | 44x78mm (1.73x3.07") ~210PPI |
| Display Diagonal | 2.4" | 3.5" |
| Display Type | 65k TFT | 16M TFT |
| Secondary Display Resolution | ||
| Input | QWERTY Keyboard Trackball | Navigation Joystick / Button QWERTY Keyboard Capacitive Touchscreen |
| Talk Time | 5 hours, 30 minutes | 9 hours, 30 minutes - 2G 6 hours - 3G |
| Standby Time | 14 days, 20 hours | 18 days - 2G 17 days - 3G |
| OS | BlackBerry OS | Symbian v9.4 |
| Java | MIDP 2.0 | MIDP 2.1 |
| Vibration | Available | Available |
| Ringtone | Polyphonic | Polyphonic |
Hardware | ||
| Chipset | ||
| Processor | 512MHz | 434MHz ARM11 |
| GPU | ||
| Ram | 128MB | 128MB |
| Internal Memory | 119MB | 32GB |
| External Memory | microSD | microSD |
| Camera Resolution | 3.15 Megapixel | 5 Megapixel |
| Camera Flash | LED | LED |
| Camera Lens | Carl Zeiss Camera Optics | |
| Optical Zoom | ||
| Front Camera | 0.3 Megapixel | |
| Second Front Camera | ||
| Front Camera Flash | ||
| Other Functionalities | Digital Compass Accelerometer Proximity Sensor | |
| Speaker | Mono | Mono |
| Battery Capacity | 1400mAh | 1500mAh |
| Battery Type | ||
Connectivity | ||
| WIMAX | ||
| WiFi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g |
| UPnP | ||
| NFC | ||
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| Bluetooth | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| Positioning System | Integrated GPS | Integrated GPS |
| TV Receiver | ||
| TV Out | TV Output | |
| Audio Output | 3.5mm Jack | 3.5mm Jack |
| Radio | FM RDS | |
| Ethernet | ||
| Infrared | ||
Cellular Network | ||
| Network Compatibility | GSM 1800, 1900, 850, 900 | GSM 1800, 1900, 850, 900 UMTS 900, 2100, 1900 HSPA 900, 2100, 1900 |
| SIM Cards | Mini | Mini |
| PTT | PTT | |
| HSCSD | HSCSD | HSCSD |
| GPRS | Class 10 | Class 32 |
| EDGE | Class 10 | Class 32 |
| AMPS | ||
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | ||
Operators | ||
| World Compatibility NO ACCESS 2G (GSM) 3G (UMTS) 3.5G (HSDPA) 4G (LTE) |  |  |
VARIOUS | ||
| Images | ||
| ReviewsDisplay Verdicts | 90 out of 100 Phone Arena The Curve 8300 series has been an immensely successful line for RIM, helping push the manufacturer out of the board room and into the family room. There have been attempts at ... read more 77 out of 100 CNET We're disappointed by the lack of 3G, but the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a solid update to the Curve series, bringing a better design, improved features, and faster performance and is one of T-Mobile's top smartphone offerings. read more 75 out of 100 Digital Trends BlackBerry diehards will find plenty to like about the capable-but-humble Curve. (source page not available anymore) N/A out of 100 GSMArena The sharp and compact BlackBerry Curve 8900 spells business and oozes with class. Easily the hottest looker in the Curve lineup and possibly portfolio-wide earns much respect as a massive functionality upgrade over its predecessors... read more | 70 out of 100 TechRadar The Finns are back with another flagship effort bursting at the seams with features read more 70 out of 100 CNET While the Nokia N97 is packed with features and offers the freedom of an unlocked phone, its clunky touch interface, sky-high price tag, and outdated operating system make it hard to recommend when there are better touch-screen smartphones on the market. read more 70 out of 100 Phone Arena The Nokia N97 is the flagship device of the manufacturer at the moment and Nokia vaunts it as being not only a top of the range device, but a mobile computer as well. This certainly gets things ... read more 67 out of 100 CNET Asia There's no doubt that the N97 is Nokia's top-of-the-line S60 smartphone. But a combination of factors, from dated software to inconsistencies in the interface, make it difficult for us to recommend the device. More so when there are very compelling alternatives from competing camps the likes of Apple and HTC. read more N/A out of 100 GSMArena They dont get any bigger than that. A launch of this caliber can aptly be called inauguration day. The release of Nokia N97 is the N-series counter-move that geeks have been waiting for since November. Easily one of the most... read more |
| Price Range | - | - |
| Published On | October 2008 | November 2008 |
