Acer Allegro vs BlackBerry Curve 8300

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    Curve 8300: 15 g lighter

    Allegro:
    126 g
    Curve 8300:
    111 g
  • Width

    Allegro: 1 mm narrower

    Allegro:
    59 mm
    Curve 8300:
    60 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Curve 8300: 1.1 in smaller diagonal

    Allegro:
    3.6 in
    Curve 8300:
    2.5 in
  • Depth

    Allegro: 2.5 mm thinner

    Allegro:
    13 mm
    Curve 8300:
    15.5 mm
  • Height

    Curve 8300: 9 mm shorter

    Allegro:
    116 mm
    Curve 8300:
    107 mm
  • Release year

    Allegro:
    2011
    Curve 8300:
    2007

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Allegro

    Height:
    116 mm +9 mm versus Curve 8300
    Width:
    59 mm
    Depth:
    13 mm
  2. 2. Curve 8300

    Height:
    107 mm
    Width:
    60 mm +1 mm versus Allegro
    Depth:
    15.5 mm +2.5 mm versus Allegro

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Allegro

    126 g

    +15 g versus Curve 8300

  2. 2. Curve 8300

    111 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Allegro

    Screen diagonal:
    3.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.9 cm²
  2. 2. Curve 8300

    Screen diagonal:
    2.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    19.4 cm²

Allegro has approximately 90.6% more rectangular screen area than Curve 8300.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Allegro: Original memory entry

8 GB

Curve 8300: Original memory entry

64 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Allegro

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details panorama

2. Curve 8300

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Allegro

    1300 mAh

    +200 mAh versus Curve 8300

  2. 2. Curve 8300

    1100 mAh

Specifications

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1. Allegro2. Curve 8300

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Allegro, Curve 8300.
SpecificationAllegroCurve 8300
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 116 Х 59 Х 13 mm
  • 107 Х 60 Х 15.5 mm
Weight
  • 126 g
  • 111 g
Technology
  • TFT
Unknown
Screen size
  • 3.6" inch
  • 2.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 64 MB
Memory card support
  • panorama
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango
  • BlackBerry OS
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Allegro, Curve 8300.
SpecificationAllegroCurve 8300
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 36.9 cm2
  • 19.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 53.9%
  • 30.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 259 PPI
  • 160 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Allegro, Curve 8300.
SpecificationAllegroCurve 8300
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Allegro, Curve 8300.
SpecificationAllegroCurve 8300
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Scorpion
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 205
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 586
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Allegro, Curve 8300.
SpecificationAllegroCurve 8300
Release date
  • 2011
  • October
  • 2007
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 130 EUR
Battery life
  • Talking time- Up to 6 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 408 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Allegro, Curve 8300.
SpecificationAllegroCurve 8300
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.51 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.82 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Allegro, Curve 8300.
SpecificationAllegroCurve 8300
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Allegro, Curve 8300.
SpecificationAllegroCurve 8300
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Also known as Acer W4
  • Acer M310
  • BlackBerry maps -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial - Trackball