Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 vs Apple iPhone 4

BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300
blackberry curve 3g 9300
Apple iPhone 4
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general 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

hardware 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

display 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 no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera 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]

connectivity 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)

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery 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)