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

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

hardware 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

display 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 yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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]

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, 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

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery 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)