BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 vs Apple iPhone 4

BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry	Apple
Announced
August 2010	June 2010
Status
Available - August 2010	Available - June 2010
Colors
Black, Red	Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )	115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm (4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight
104 g (3.67 oz)	137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT	LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
65K colors	16M colors
Size
2.46 inches [Similar]	3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi)	640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
28.52%	53.92%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0	iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5
Processor
	1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar]
GPU
	PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM
256 MB [Browse Similar]	512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
N/A	8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB	No

Camera

Rear Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No	LED flash
Features
	Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR
Video
Yes	Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging
Front Camera
No [Similar]	Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack

Radio
No	No
Games
Yes + downloadable	Yes + downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G
HSDPA	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent)	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0	Yes, v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support; BlackBerry Maps	Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML	HTML (Safari)

User Memory

Internal
256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM	8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB	No

Sensors

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion	Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity
1150 mAh	1420 mAh
Stand by
Up to 456 h (2G) Up to 348 h (3G)	Up to 300 h (2G) Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min (2G) Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)	Up to 14 h (2G) Up to 7 h (3G)

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