Blackberry Smartphones Curve 3G 9330 vs Curve 3G 9300
Blackberry Curve 3G 9330 and Curve 3G 9300 are the two new additions to RIM’s Curve family. Both Curve 3G 9300 and Curve 3G 9300 are very attractive and come in three different colors. The design of of Curve 3G 9330 and 9300 look alike, both sleek and fit perfectly in to your palm. Curve 3 G 9330 and Curve 9300 sport renowned Blackberry features like its physical keyboard with optical track-pad, easy messaging, push mail, instant messaging with Blackberry Messenger (BBM) and full multitasking. With BBM you can get to know whether your messages are delivered or not. The nice feature of BB Curve 9330 and 9300 are its external media keys, which is on top of the device enabling easy access to media functions and you can mute call too. The other features include support for 3G, built in GPS supported by Blackberry Maps, 2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and tethering.
The difference between Blackberry Curve 3G 9330 and 9300 is not much. The main difference is in the storage capacity. 9330 has an internal memory of 512MB and 512MB RAM whereas it is 256 MB internal memory and 256 MB RAM for 9300.
Comparison of Blackberry Curve 3G 9330 and Curve 3G 9300
| Specification | Curve 3G 9330 | Curve 3G 9300 |
| Display |
2.4″ Transmissive TFT LCD |
2.4″ Transmissive TFT LCD |
| Resolution | 320×240 | 320×240 |
| Design | Sleek design; available in three different colors | Sleek design; available in three different colors |
| Keyboard | Full QWERTY, Touch sensitive trackpad navigation | Full QWERTY , Touch sensitive trackpad navigation |
| Dimension | 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm | 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm |
| Weight | 106 g | 104 g |
| Operating System | Blackberry OS 5, upgradeable to OS 6 | Blackberry OS 5, upgradeable to OS 6 |
| Processor | 634 MHz | 634 MHz |
| Storage Internal | 512 MB flash memory | 256 MB flash memory |
| Storage External | Expandable memory with support for microSD cards | Expandable memory with support for microSD cards |
| RAM | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Camera | 2.0 MP camera,Fixed focus,2x digital zoom, Video recording | 2.0 MP camera,Fixed focus,2x digital zoom, Video recording |
| Music | Dedicated media keys: Play/Pause/Mute, Previous, Next
3.5mm stereo headset jack and Integrated hands-free speakerphone MP3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCELP EVRC, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA9, Windows Media 10 Standard/Professional |
Dedicated media keys: Play/Pause/Mute, Previous, Next
3.5mm stereo headset jack and Integrated hands-free speakerphone MP3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCELP EVRC, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA9, Windows Media 10 Standard/Professional |
| Video | MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV9 | MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV9 |
| Bluetooth | 2.1; Stereo | 2.1; Stereo |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 (b/g) | 802.11(b/g/n) |
| GPS | A-GPS, BB maps | A-GPS, BB maps |
| Browser | BB browser, Webkit | BB browser, Webkit |
| Battery | LI-ion 1150 mAHr removable/rechargeable
Standby time: up to 10.5 days, Talk time: up to 4.5 hours, Music playback: up to 15 hours |
Li-ion 1150 mAHr removable/rechargeable
Standby time: up to 19 days (GSM), Talk time: up to 4.5 hours (GSM),up to 5.5 hours (UMTS), Music playback: up to 29 hours |
| Messaging | Email, BBM, SMS, MMS, push mail | Email, Gmail, IM, SMS, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync |
| Network | GSM, GPRS | GSM,GPRS and UMA |
| Additional Features | Xobni and Evernote, Windows Live, Yahoo | Xobni and Evernote, Windows Live, Yahoo |
| Personal POP3 or IMAP accounts, support corporate emails like BB enterprise, MS Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino | Personal POP3 or IMAP accounts, support corporate emails like BB enterprise, MS Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino | |
| Social Hub | Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, MySpace | Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, MySpace |
| Apps | Blackberry App world, Ticketmaster, Balckberry wallet | Blackberry App world, Ticketmaster, Balckberry wallet |
| Document viewer | MS Office, Coral WordPerfect, PDF | MS Office, Coral WordPerfect, PDF |