Asus P565 vs BlackBerry Curve 8980

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.

  • Width

    P565: 2 mm narrower

    P565:
    58 mm
    Curve 8980:
    60 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Curve 8980: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    P565:
    2.6 in
    Curve 8980:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    Curve 8980: 1.8 mm thinner

    P565:
    15.4 mm
    Curve 8980:
    13.6 mm
  • Release year

    P565:
    2007
    Curve 8980:
    2012

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. P565

    Height:
    110 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    15.4 mm +1.8 mm versus Curve 8980
  2. 2. Curve 8980

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    60 mm +2 mm versus P565
    Depth:
    13.6 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. P565

    115 g

  2. 2. Curve 8980

    117 g

    +2 g versus P565

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. P565

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.9 cm²
  2. 2. Curve 8980

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

P565 has approximately 17.4% more rectangular screen area than Curve 8980.

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.

P565: Original memory entry

128 MB

Curve 8980: Original memory entry

256 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. P565

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. Curve 8980

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. P5652. Curve 8980

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for P565, Curve 8980.
SpecificationP565Curve 8980
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 58 Х 15.4 mm
  • 109 Х 60 Х 13.6 mm
Weight
  • 115 g
  • 117 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.6" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 480 x 360 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 MB
  • 256 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional
  • BlackBerry OS 5.0
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 850
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for P565, Curve 8980.
SpecificationP565Curve 8980
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 65K
Unknown
Screen area
  • 20.9 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 32.8%
  • 27.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 154 PPI
  • 250 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for P565, Curve 8980.
SpecificationP565Curve 8980
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for P565, Curve 8980.
SpecificationP565Curve 8980
Processor CPU
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for P565, Curve 8980.
SpecificationP565Curve 8980
Release date
  • 2007
  • March
  • 2012
Colors
  • Silver
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 300 EUR
  • 70 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for P565, Curve 8980.
SpecificationP565Curve 8980
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • SiRF Star III chipset
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • 1.1
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.64 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for P565, Curve 8980.
SpecificationP565Curve 8980
Radio
  • No
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for P565, Curve 8980.
SpecificationP565Curve 8980
Dop
  • Infrared port - Business card scanner -Voice Recognition -MP3 Player -Pocket Office -Organizer -Voice memo -World time -Stopwatch
  • BlackBerry maps -MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Organizer -Document viewer -Photo viewer -Voice dial/memo -Predictive text input Optical trackpad