BlackBerry 8700c vs BlackBerry Curve 8900

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 8900: 24 g lighter

  8700c:

  134 g

  Curve 8900:

  110 g

• Width

  Curve 8900: 9.5 mm narrower

  8700c:

  69.5 mm

  Curve 8900:

  60 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Curve 8900: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  8700c:

  2.6 in

  Curve 8900:

  2.4 in

• Depth

  Curve 8900: 6 mm thinner

  8700c:

  19.5 mm

  Curve 8900:

  13.5 mm

• Release year

  8700c:

  2004

  Curve 8900:

  2008

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. 8700c

   Height:

   110 mm

   Width:

   69.5 mm +9.5 mm versus Curve 8900

   Depth:

   19.5 mm +6 mm versus Curve 8900

2. 2. Curve 8900

   Height:

   109 mm

   Width:

   60 mm

   Depth:

   13.5 mm

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. 8700c

   Screen diagonal:

   2.6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   20.9 cm²

2. 2. Curve 8900

   Screen diagonal:

   2.4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   17.8 cm²

8700c has approximately 17.4% more rectangular screen area than Curve 8900.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

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