Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 vs BlackBerry Curve 9360 vs Apple iPhone 5

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry Apple
Announced August 2010 August 2011 September 2012
Status Available - August 2010 Available - August 2011 Available - September 2012
Colors Black, Red Black, Purple Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
109 x 60 x 11 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.43 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 99 g (3.49 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM 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 BlackBerry OS 7.0 iOS 6
Processor 800MHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3
RAM 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory N/A 512 MB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type TFT TFT LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors TFT 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches 2.44 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 28.17% 60.84%
Multi-Touch no no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes, VGA Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM 512 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1150 mAh 1000 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 348 h (3G)
Up to 336 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
Up to 225 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 8 h