BlackBerry Curve 8300 vs BLU Magic

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

    Magic: 2 mm narrower

    Curve 8300:
    60 mm
    Magic:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Curve 8300: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Curve 8300:
    2.5 in
    Magic:
    3.2 in
  • Depth

    Magic: 2 mm thinner

    Curve 8300:
    15.5 mm
    Magic:
    13.5 mm
  • Height

    Curve 8300: 4 mm shorter

    Curve 8300:
    107 mm
    Magic:
    111 mm
  • Release year

    Curve 8300:
    2007
    Magic:
    2011

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 8300

    Height:
    107 mm
    Width:
    60 mm +2 mm versus Magic
    Depth:
    15.5 mm +2 mm versus Magic
    Weight:
    111 g
  2. 2. Magic

    Height:
    111 mm +4 mm versus Curve 8300
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    13.5 mm
    Weight:
    Unknown

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. Magic

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    30.5 cm²

Magic has approximately 57.5% 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.

Curve 8300: Original memory entry

64 MB

Magic: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB RAM

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 8300

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

2. Magic

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 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. Curve 8300

    1100 mAh

  2. 2. Magic

    1450 mAh

    +350 mAh versus Curve 8300

Specifications

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1. Curve 83002. Magic

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Curve 8300, Magic.
SpecificationCurve 8300Magic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107 Х 60 Х 15.5 mm
  • 111 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
Weight
  • 111 g
  • 0 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.5" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1450 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Curve 8300, Magic.
SpecificationCurve 8300Magic
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 19.4 cm2
  • 30.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 30.1%
  • 47.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 160 PPI
  • 180 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Curve 8300, Magic.
SpecificationCurve 8300Magic
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • 320p@18fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Curve 8300, Magic.
SpecificationCurve 8300Magic
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for Curve 8300, Magic.
SpecificationCurve 8300Magic
Release date
  • 2007
  • May
  • 2011
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
  • 110 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 408 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Curve 8300, Magic.
SpecificationCurve 8300Magic
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.51 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.82 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Curve 8300, Magic.
SpecificationCurve 8300Magic
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Curve 8300, Magic.
SpecificationCurve 8300Magic
Dop
  • 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
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/AMR-NB/AMR-WB/MIDI/PCM/WMA -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Predictive text input