Nokia 701 (DTV) vs BlackBerry Curve 8300
Side by side comparison between Nokia 701 vs BlackBerry Curve 8300 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Nokia 701 (DTV)
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30 Advantages 
2 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| Only digital zoom |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| MicroUSB 2.0 / Mini-USB 2.0 (Mini-B) |
| + 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 | ||
| Nokia 701 (DTV) | BlackBerry Curve 8300 | |
| Model | 701 (DTV) | Curve 8300 |
| Other model names | Nokia 701 DTV RM-774, Nokia Helen | RIM BlackBerry Curve 8300 |
| Country or region available |  Brazil | feature not registered |
| Brand | Nokia | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 4/1/2012 | 5/1/2007 |
| Depth | 11 millimeters (0.43 inches) | 15.5 millimeters (0.61 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 56.8 x 117.2 millimeters (2.24 x 4.61 in) | 60 x 107 millimeters (2.36 x 4.21 in) |
| Weight | 131 grams (4.59 ounces) | 111 grams (3.89 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia 701 (DTV) | BlackBerry Curve 8300 | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3.5" inches | 2.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~50.7% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~30.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 360x640 pixels | 320x240 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 210 PPI | 160 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia 701 (DTV) | BlackBerry Curve 8300 | |
| System version | Symbian ^3 Nokia Belle | BlackBerry OS 4.2 |
| Firmware update | Symbian ^3 Nokia Belle Feature Pack 2 | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia 701 (DTV) | BlackBerry Curve 8300 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: ARM 1136JF-S | 32bit: Intel XScale PXA272 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM11 (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 312MHz XScale (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Broadcom BCM2763 250MHz 128Mb | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia 701 (DTV) | BlackBerry Curve 8300 | |
| RAM memory | 512MB | 16MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 8GB | 64MB |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 4GB microSD (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia 701 (DTV) | BlackBerry Curve 8300 | |
| 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 | 14.4/5.76 Mbps | 0.236 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G |
| 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 | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ | CSD, 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 | ||
| Nokia 701 (DTV) | BlackBerry Curve 8300 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | Not supported |
| Flash | Dual-LED flash | LED flash |
| 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 | Not supported | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia 701 (DTV) | BlackBerry Curve 8300 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.3 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | QCIF (176x144) | 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 | ||
| Nokia 701 (DTV) | BlackBerry Curve 8300 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Digital TV | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia 701 (DTV) | BlackBerry Curve 8300 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | Mini-USB 2.0 (Mini-B) |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | 3.5mm (same audio output) | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 2.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | Not supported |
| DLNA | Not supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | Not supported |
| NFC | Supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia 701 (DTV) | BlackBerry Curve 8300 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Ambient light sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia 701 (DTV) | BlackBerry Curve 8300 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-5K | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1300 mAh | 1100 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 6.8 hours | 4 hours |
| Standby | 551 hours (23 days) | 408 hours (17 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia 701 (DTV) | BlackBerry Curve 8300 | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | WAP, HTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Steel dark, Silver light, Amethyst violet, White • USB On-The-Go 1.3 • OpenVG 1.1 • OpenGL ES 2.0 • Flash 4.0 • Nokia Maps 3.6 • Earphone with digital TV receiver ISDB-T Java framework | • Colors: Silver on black • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia 701 (DTV) | BlackBerry Curve 8300 | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.21W/kg (head), 0.92W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 1.08W/kg (head) | feature not registered |