📱 Model features |
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 |
| Model | Curve 8900 | BRAVIA S004 |
| Other model names | T-Mobile RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900, RIM Javelin | Sony Ericsson S004 for Japanese market |
| Country or region available | feature not registered | 
Japan |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Sony Ericsson |
| Release date | 11/14/2008 | 6/1/2010 |
| Depth | 13.5 millimeters (0.53 inches) | 18 millimeters (0.71 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) | 51 x 111 millimeters (2.01 x 4.37 in) |
| Weight | 110 grams (3.85 ounces) | 145 grams (5.08 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Waterproof (IP?) |
🤖 Operating System |
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.6 | Proprietary OS |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor |
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 |
| Chipset | 32bit - Freescale MXC275-30 | 32bit - Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 |
| CPU | Single-Core, 1 processor:
512MHz Single-Core ARM1136JF-S | Single-Core, 1 processor:
1GHz Single-Core Scorpion |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage |
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 |
| RAM memory | 128MB LPDDR | feature not registered |
| Internal storage | 256MB (119MB available) | 1GB (800MB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC
(dedicated slot) | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC
(dedicated slot) |
📲 Display |
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.4" inches | 3.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~27.3% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~49.8% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x360 pixels | 480x854 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 250 PPI | 306 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📶 Mobile networks |
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 |
| 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 | 3.1 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band detailsCollapse details |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, 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 | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QCIF (240x180) | VGA (640x480) 24 fps |
| 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 | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| 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 | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera |
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 |
| 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 | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Digital TV |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.264 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity |
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | proprietary audio output |
| TV output | Not supported | Proprietary TV-out |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 2.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g (2.4Ghz) | 802.11 b/g (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 | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery |
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: Lithium-Ion (Removable) | LiPo: Li-Ion polymer (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1400 mAh | 930 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Standard charging | Standard charging |
| Talk time autonomy | 5.5 hours | 3.5 hours |
| Standby | 356 hours (14.8 days) | 260 hours (10.8 days) |
➕ Other features |
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | - Colors: Black
- Trackball navigation
- BlackBerry maps
- UMA support
- Java framework | - Colors: Black, Red, Silver
- Mobile FeliCa payment system
- External OLED display 128x36 pixels 0.9 inches
- Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate |
| BlackBerry Curve 8900 | Sony Ericsson BRAVIA S004 |
| 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 |