BlackBerry Curve 8900 vs Nokia 9300i
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Curve 8900 vs Nokia 9300i phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? BlackBerry Curve 8900
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14 Advantages 
1 Advantage | 10 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| 65 thousand |
| 2G EDGE |
| 0.236 Mbps |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) / LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| +3 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 8900 | Nokia 9300i | |
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| Model | Curve 8900 | Nokia 9300i |
| Other model names | T-Mobile RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900, RIM Javelin | Nokia 9300i Communicator, Nokia 9300i WiFi |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Nokia |
| Release date | 11/14/2008 | 3/1/2006 |
| Depth | 13.5 millimeters (0.53 inches) | 21 millimeters (0.83 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) | 51 x 132 millimeters (2.01 x 5.2 in) |
| Weight | 110 grams (3.85 ounces) | 172 grams (6.02 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Nokia 9300i | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.4" inches | 4" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~27.3% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~43.7% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x360 pixels | 640x200 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 250 PPI | 168 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | Extra display: LCD 128x128 |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Nokia 9300i | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.6 | Symbian 7.0 S80 2nd Edition |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | Series 80 UI |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Nokia 9300i | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Freescale MXC275-30 | 32bit: Texas Instruments OMAP 1510 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 512MHz ARM1136JF-S (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 150MHz ARM925T (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Nokia 9300i | |
| RAM memory | 128MB LPDDR | 64MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 256MB (119MB available) | 128MB (80MB available) Flash (EEPROM) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 2GB MMC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Nokia 9300i | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | 0.236 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Tri-Band 900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Nokia 9300i | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | Not supported |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (primary) | QCIF (240x180) | Not supported |
| Flash | LED flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Not supported |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Nokia 9300i | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Nokia 9300i | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.263, 3GP |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC+ | MP3, WAV, AAC, MIDI |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Nokia 9300i | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 2.0 proprietary connector |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | proprietary audio output |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 1.2 |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Nokia 9300i | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Nokia 9300i | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) BP-6M |
| Battery capacity | 1400 mAh | 1100 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 5.5 hours | 8 hours |
| Standby | 356 hours (14.8 days) | 230 hours (9.6 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Nokia 9300i | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | WAP, HTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Retractable QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • UMA support • Java framework | • Colors: Silver • Java games • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Nokia 9300i | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.21W/kg (head), 0.58W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.29W/kg (head) |