BlackBerry Curve 8300 vs BlackBerry Priv

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: 81 g lighter

  Curve 8300:

  111 g

  Priv:

  192 g

• Width

  Curve 8300: 17.2 mm narrower

  Curve 8300:

  60 mm

  Priv:

  77.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Curve 8300: 2.9 in smaller diagonal

  Curve 8300:

  2.5 in

  Priv:

  5.4 in

• Depth

  Priv: 6.1 mm thinner

  Curve 8300:

  15.5 mm

  Priv:

  9.4 mm

• Height

  Curve 8300: 40 mm shorter

  Curve 8300:

  107 mm

  Priv:

  147 mm

• Release year

  Curve 8300:

  2007

  Priv:

  2015

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 8300

   Height:

   107 mm

   Width:

   60 mm

   Depth:

   15.5 mm +6.1 mm versus Priv

2. 2. Priv

   Height:

   147 mm +40 mm versus Curve 8300

   Width:

   77.2 mm +17.2 mm versus Curve 8300

   Depth:

   9.4 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. Curve 8300

   Screen diagonal:

   2.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   19.4 cm²

2. 2. Priv

   Screen diagonal:

   5.4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   80.4 cm²

Priv has approximately 315.3% 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.

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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