BlackBerry Curve 8900 BlackBerry Curve 8520

Features Available

Wireless Email      
Organizer      
Wireless Internet      
Phone      
Camera
Camera (MP)      
Video Recording      
BlackBerry® Maps      
Media player      
Corporate Data Access      
SMS      
MMS      
GPS  1 

Size and Weight

Length 4.29"/109mm    4.29"/109mm   

Width 2.36"/60mm    2.36"/60mm   
Depth 0.53"/13.5mm    0.54"/13.9mm   
Weight 3.9 oz/109.9g     3.8oz/106g   

Data Input/Navigation

Keyboard
Trackball   
Keyboard backlighting      
Trackpad   
Dedicated Media Keys   

Voice Input/Output

3.5mm stereo headset

capable      
Headset jack      
Integrated earpiece/
microphone      
Built-in Speakerphone      

Bluetooth® technology
Rating for Hearing Aids
Bluetooth v2.0 + EDR; Headset,
Handsfree, Serial Port Profile,
Stereo Audio (A2DP/AVCRP), SIM
Access Profile and Dial-up
Networking supported   
M3    Not HAC compliant   

Media Player

MPEG4, H.263, H.264,

Video format support H.263, WMV3    WMV3   

3gp, WAV, MIDI, AMR-NB, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+,

G711u/A, GSM610, PCM, MP3, AMR-NB, MP3, WMA9
AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA9/10 (.wma/.asf), WMA9
Audio format support Standard/Pro    PRO/WMA10, AAC-LC   

Display

High resolution 480x360 pixel High-resolution 320x240

Display color display    pixel color display   
Transmissive TFT LCD      

Font size (user selectable)      

Color display   
Backlighting      
Light sensing screen      

Notification

Polyphonic ring tones      

MP3 ring tones      
Vibrate Mode      
LED indicator      

Approximate Battery Life

Standby Time 356 hours    408 hours   

Talk Time 5.5 hours    4.5 hours   

Music playback time

Memory
Expandable memory –
support for microSD card      

Expandable memory –
support for hot swappable
microSD card, SDHC
supported      
Onboard memory 256MB    256MB   
Flash Memory 256MB    256MB   

Modem

RIM® wireless modem      

Tethered modem
capability      

Email Integrations

Works with BlackBerry

Enterprise Server for
Microsoft Exchange      

Works with BlackBerry

Enterprise Server for IBM
Lotus Domino      

Works with BlackBerry

Enterprise Server for
Novell GroupWise      

Integrates with an existing

enterprise email account       
Integrates with existing
personal email account      
Integrates with new device
account      

Accessories Included

USB cable      
Wall Charger      
Stereo headset

Device Security

Password Protection and

Keyboard Lock
Sleep mode      
Support for Triple DES or
AES Encryption when
Integrated with BlackBerry
Enterprise Server      
Optional Support for
S/MIME      
FIPS Validation   

Wireless Network

Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g      
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n
Carrier Availability
Dual-band 900/1800 Mhz
GSM/GPRS networks      

Dual-band 800/1900 MHz

CDMA2000 1X Ev-DO
networks

2100 MHz UMTS networks

North America: 850 MHz
GSM/GPRS networks   

North America: 1900MHz

GSM/GPRS networks

Europe/Asia Pacific:
1800MHz GSM/GPRS
networks      

Europe/Asia Pacific:
900MHz GSM/GPRS
networks      
EDGE networks      
UMTS/HSPA networks:
2100 MHz
UMTS/HSPA 1900 MHz
UMTS/HSPA 1700/2100
MHz
UMTS/HSPA 900 MHz
UMTS/HSPA 850 MHz
UMTS/HSPA 800 MHz

Check with service provider for

availability, roaming
1 arrangements and service
BlackBerry Curve 8530 BlackBerry Curve 3G

  
     
     
     
2.0MP    2.0 MP   

     
     
     
     
     
     
 1   1 

4.29"/109mm    4.29"/109mm   
2.36"/60mm    2.36"/60mm   
0.55"/13.9mm    0.55"/13.9mm   
3.7oz/105g    3.7oz/104g   

Full QWERTY    Full QWERTY   

     
     
     

  
  

     
     
Bluetooth v2.1;
Mono/Stereo Headset,
Handsfree, and Serial Port
Profile Supported.
Bluetooth Stereo Audio
(A2DP/AVCRP)    
M4, T4    M3, T3   

MPEG4, H.263, H264, MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV9 

WMV9     

MP3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB,

QCELP EVRC, AAC-LC, AAC+,
eAAC+, WMA9, Windows MP3, AMR-NB, AAC-LC, AAC+,
Media 10 eAAC+, WMA, Flac, Ogg
Standard/Professional     Vorbis   

High-resolution 320x240 High-resolution 320x240 pixel

pixel color display    color display   
     

     
     
     
     

     
     
     
     

GSM® - up to 19 days, UMTS®

Up to 10.5 days/252 hours    - up to 14.5 days    
GSM - up to 4.5 hours, UMTS
Up to 4.5 hours    - up to 5.5 hours   
up to 29 hours   
     

  
256MB    256 MB   
256MB    256 MB   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
     
  

  
     
     

     
     

  
  
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