Sharp FX (STX-2) vs BlackBerry Curve 8900
Side by side comparison between Sharp FX vs BlackBerry Curve 8900 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? BlackBerry Curve 8900
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
9 Advantages 
11 Advantages | 10 Common items in both devices |
| 128MB / 128MB LPDDR |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| TFT LCD |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| +3 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sharp FX (STX-2) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
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| Model | Sharp FX (STX-2) | Curve 8900 |
| Other model names | AT&T Sharp FX STX-2, Sharp FX AT&T | T-Mobile RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900, RIM Javelin |
| Country or region available |  USA | feature not registered |
| Brand | Sharp | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 7/25/2010 | 11/14/2008 |
| Depth | 15.2 millimeters (0.6 inches) | 13.5 millimeters (0.53 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 55.9 x 114.3 millimeters (2.2 x 4.5 in) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) |
| Weight | 142 grams (4.97 ounces) | 110 grams (3.85 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sharp FX (STX-2) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3" inches | 2.4" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~40.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~27.3% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x400 pixels | 480x360 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Single touch 1-point | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 155 PPI | 250 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 65 thousand |
| 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 | ||
| Sharp FX (STX-2) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| System version | Proprietary OS | BlackBerry OS 4.6 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sharp FX (STX-2) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| Chipset | feature not registered | 32bit: Freescale MXC275-30 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 512MHz ARM1136JF-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sharp FX (STX-2) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| RAM memory | 128MB | 128MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 256MB (80MB available) | 256MB (119MB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sharp FX (STX-2) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| 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 | 3.6 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 850/1900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | 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 | ||
| Sharp FX (STX-2) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) 15 fps | QCIF (240x180) |
| Flash | Not supported | 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 | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | 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 | ||
| Sharp FX (STX-2) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| 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 | ||
| Sharp FX (STX-2) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sharp FX (STX-2) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 2.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sharp FX (STX-2) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sharp FX (STX-2) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BTR2 | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1240 mAh | 1400 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3 hours | 5.5 hours |
| Standby | 240 hours (10 days) | 356 hours (14.8 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sharp FX (STX-2) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), 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 | Retractable QWERTY keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • Facebook, Twitter, MySpace • Tetris, UNO, Pacman games • AT&T Mobile TV • Java framework | • Colors: Black • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • UMA support • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sharp FX (STX-2) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| 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 |