BlackBerry Curve 9380 vs Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (WiFi 32GB)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Curve 9380 vs Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 (2014) devices, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better device? Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (WiFi 32GB)
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8 Advantages 
19 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| 3.5mm jack |
| + specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 9380 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (WiFi 32GB) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Curve 9380 | Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (WiFi 32GB) |
| Other model names | RIM BlackBerry Curve Touch 9380, Orlando | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 WiFi, Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 2014 |
| Country or region available | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Amazon |
| Release date | 12/1/2011 | 10/21/2014 |
| Depth | 11.2 millimeters (0.44 inches) | 7.8 millimeters (0.31 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) | 158 x 231 millimeters (6.22 x 9.09 in) |
| Weight | 98 grams (3.43 ounces) | 375 grams (13.13 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 9380 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (WiFi 32GB) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 3.2" inches | 8.9" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~48.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~62.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 360x480 pixels | 2560x1600 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 187 PPI | 339 PPI |
| Colors | 260 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 |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 9380 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (WiFi 32GB) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 7.0 | Android 4.4.2 KitKat |
| Firmware update | BlackBerry OS 7.1 | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 9380 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (WiFi 32GB) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Marvell PXA930 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 806MHz Marvell Sheeva (Single-core) | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 2.5GHz Krait 450 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 420 Blaze |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 9380 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (WiFi 32GB) | |
| RAM memory | 512MB SDRAM | 2GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 512MB | 32GB (24GB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 9380 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (WiFi 32GB) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | Not supported |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2 Mbps | feature not registered |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | feature not registered |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 900/1700/2100 - USA: 850/1900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | Not supported |
| 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 9380 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (WiFi 32GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2560x1920 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| 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 | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 9380 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (WiFi 32GB) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 1.2 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 1280x960 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) |
| 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 9380 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (WiFi 32GB) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, FLAC | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, AC3 |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 9380 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (WiFi 32GB) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Micro-B USB SlimPort |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 4.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | Not supported |
| NFC | Supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 9380 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (WiFi 32GB) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Gyroscope |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 9380 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (WiFi 32GB) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) JM-1 | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1230 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5.8 hours | 14 hours |
| Standby | 360 hours (15 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 9380 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (WiFi 32GB) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Not supported |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | feature not registered |
| Web browser | feature not registered | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Wireless external keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Optical trackpad | • Colors: Black • Fire OS 4 Sangria UI • Amazon Appstore • Amazon Silk • Dolby Atmos audio • Free cloud storage for all Amazon content • Text-to-Speech english-language content reader |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 9380 | Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 (WiFi 32GB) | |
| 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 |