BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 vs BLU Life Mark

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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 3G 9300: 46 g lighter

    Curve 3G 9300:
    104 g
    Life Mark:
    150 g
  • Width

    Curve 3G 9300: 12 mm narrower

    Curve 3G 9300:
    60 mm
    Life Mark:
    72 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Curve 3G 9300: 2.54 in smaller diagonal

    Curve 3G 9300:
    2.46 in
    Life Mark:
    5 in
  • Depth

    Life Mark: 4.4 mm thinner

    Curve 3G 9300:
    13.9 mm
    Life Mark:
    9.5 mm
  • Height

    Curve 3G 9300: 33.4 mm shorter

    Curve 3G 9300:
    109 mm
    Life Mark:
    142.4 mm
  • Release year

    Curve 3G 9300:
    2010
    Life Mark:
    2016

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. Curve 3G 9300

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    60 mm
    Depth:
    13.9 mm +4.4 mm versus Life Mark
  2. 2. Life Mark

    Height:
    142.4 mm +33.4 mm versus Curve 3G 9300
    Width:
    72 mm +12 mm versus Curve 3G 9300
    Depth:
    9.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Curve 3G 9300

    104 g

  2. 2. Life Mark

    150 g

    +46 g versus Curve 3G 9300

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. Curve 3G 9300

    Screen diagonal:
    2.46 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    18.7 cm²
  2. 2. Life Mark

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²

Life Mark has approximately 267.8% more rectangular screen area than Curve 3G 9300.

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.

Recorded RAM for Curve 3G 9300, Life Mark, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageCurve 3G 9300Life Mark
16 GB Unknown 2 GB RAM
Curve 3G 9300: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 256 MB ROM

Practical features

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

1. Curve 3G 9300

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

2. Life Mark

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB

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. Curve 3G 9300

    1150 mAh

  2. 2. Life Mark

    2300 mAh

    +1150 mAh versus Curve 3G 9300

Specifications

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1. Curve 3G 93002. Life Mark

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Curve 3G 9300, Life Mark.
SpecificationCurve 3G 9300Life Mark
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 13.9 mm
  • 142.4 Х 72 Х 9.5 mm
Weight
  • 104 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.46" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry 5.0
  • upgradable to 6.0
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6735 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Curve 3G 9300, Life Mark.
SpecificationCurve 3G 9300Life Mark
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 18.7 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.7%
  • 67.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 163 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Curve 3G 9300, Life Mark.
SpecificationCurve 3G 9300Life Mark
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/3''
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 5 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Curve 3G 9300, Life Mark.
SpecificationCurve 3G 9300Life Mark
Processor CPU Unknown
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-T720
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 32155
General specs
General specs — specifications for Curve 3G 9300, Life Mark.
SpecificationCurve 3G 9300Life Mark
Release date
  • 2010
  • August
  • 2016
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • Red
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 80 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 456 h (2G) / Up to 348 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G) Music play - Up to 29 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 715 h (2G) / Up to 615 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 25 h (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Curve 3G 9300, Life Mark.
SpecificationCurve 3G 9300Life Mark
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300) - L0030EE
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
  • UMA (carrier dependent)
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; BlackBerry Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.07 W/kg (head) 0.72 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.42 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Curve 3G 9300, Life Mark.
SpecificationCurve 3G 9300Life Mark
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others
  • Dedicated music keys
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Curve 3G 9300, Life Mark.
SpecificationCurve 3G 9300Life Mark
Dop
  • MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input Optical trackpad
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass