BlackBerry Curve 8300 vs Nokia 8.1
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Curve 8300 vs Nokia 8.1 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Nokia 8.1
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2 Advantages 
36 Advantages | 6 Common items in both devices |
| Only digital zoom |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| Mini-USB 2.0 (Mini-B) / USB 2.0 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Nokia 8.1 | |
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| Model | Curve 8300 | Nokia 8.1 |
| Other model names | RIM BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Nokia X7 TA-1099, TA-1113, TA-1115, TA-1119, TA-1121 |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Nokia |
| Release date | 5/1/2007 | 12/1/2018 |
| Depth | 15.5 millimeters (0.61 inches) | 8 millimeters (0.31 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60 x 107 millimeters (2.36 x 4.21 in) | 75.76 x 154.8 millimeters (2.98 x 6.09 in) |
| Weight | 111 grams (3.89 ounces) | 180 grams (6.3 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Aluminum frame, glass front/back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Nokia 8.1 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 2.5" inches | 6.18" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~30.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~81.3% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x240 pixels | 1080x2280 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 160 PPI | 408 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Cristal Dinorex (NEG) |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Nokia 8.1 | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 10 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Nokia 8.1 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Intel XScale PXA272 | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 (10nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 312MHz XScale (Single-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 2x 2.2GHz Kryo 360 Gold (Dual-core) 6x 1.7GHz Kryo 360 Silver (Hexa-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 616 500Mhz |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Nokia 8.1 | |
| RAM memory | 16MB SDRAM | 4GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 64MB | 64GB (51GB available) eMMC 5.1 |
| External storage | Until 4GB microSD (dedicated slot) | Until 512GB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Nokia 8.1 | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | 300/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | Global version: UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 India version: UMTS 850/900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat6 VoLTE Global version (TA-1119): LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 20, 28) TD-LTE (Bands 38, 40, 41) India version (TA-1121): LTE (Bands 1, 3, 5, 8) TD-LTE (Bands 40, 41) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE |
📷 Camera | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Nokia 8.1 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | (dual camera) 12 megapixels 13MP |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | Dual-LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.8 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.55" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.4µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Not supported | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | OIS: Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Nokia 8.1 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 20 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 5184x3840 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 0.9µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Nokia 8.1 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Nokia 8.1 | |
| USB | Mini-USB 2.0 (Mini-B) | USB 2.0 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Nokia 8.1 | |
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Face unlock 2D Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Nokia 8.1 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1100 mAh | 3500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 18W Wired fast charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 4 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | 408 hours (17 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Nokia 8.1 | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Silver on black • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor • Java framework | • Colors: Blue/silver, Steel/copper, Iron/steel • Android One edition • 18.7:9 display ratio • Zeiss optics back camera |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Nokia 8.1 | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |