Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 9360 vs BlackBerry 9720 vs BlackBerry Classic

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced August 2011 August 2013 June 2014
Status Available - August 2011 Available - August 2013 Available - November 2014
Colors Black, Purple Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 11 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.43 in)
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
(5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
Weight 99 g (3.49 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
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 7.0 BlackBerry OS 7.1 BlackBerry 10.3 OS
Processor 800MHz 806 MHz Tavor MG1 Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU - Adreno 225
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 512 MB storage 512 MB ROM 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT IPS capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors TFT 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches 2.8 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 32.35% 41.64%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, VGA Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1000 mAh 1450 mAh 2515 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
Up to 432 h Up to 348 h (2G)
Up to 365 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 7 h Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)