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Apple iPhone 4 vs BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300

General Info

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

Display

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

Hardware and OS

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

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes
Front Camera
Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] No [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, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent)
USB
Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support; BlackBerry Maps
Browser
HTML (Safari) HTML

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

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