BlackBerry 8830 vs BlackBerry 8980 Curve
| Type | Bar (classic) | Bar (classic) |
| Dimensions | 124.50 x 66.00 x 14.00 mm | - |
| Weight | 130.40 g |  |
| Display size | - | 2.44" |
| Display | Color / TFT 64k colors 320 x 240 px | Color / TFT 64k colors 480 x 360 px (2.44") 246 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 220 min. (3.7 h) | 2G: 330 min. (5.5 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 216 h. (9.0 days) | 2G: 356 h. (14.8 days) |
| Standard battery | | Li-Ion 1450 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | | 256 MB |
| Memory cards |  microSD | microSD, microSDHC up to 16 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | - | BlackBerry OS 5.0 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| SAR (10g) | | 0,66 W/kg |
| DualSIM | | |
| Announced | 2Q 2007 | |
| Other names | - | - |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | | |
| LTE standard | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | nd | 3.2 Mpx |
| Resolution | nd | 2048x1536 px |
| Optical zoom | nd | |
| Digital zoom | nd | 2x |
| Flash | nd | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | |
| Video resolution | nd | 240x180 px |
| Additional | nd | - |
CAMERAS - FRONT
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSUPA | | |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | class 10 |
| EDGE | | class 10 |
| Bluetooth | | v2.0 EDR |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g | v802.11 b/g/n |
| WiFi frequencies | | 2,4 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | | |
| GPS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | | |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | | AAC, AAC+, AMR, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | MIDP 2.0 | MIDP 2.0 |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |