BlackBerry Curve 8300 vs Lava Iris 450 Colour

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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 8300: 25 g lighter

    Curve 8300:
    111 g
    Iris 450 Colour:
    136 g
  • Width

    Curve 8300: 3.5 mm narrower

    Curve 8300:
    60 mm
    Iris 450 Colour:
    63.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Curve 8300: 2 in smaller diagonal

    Curve 8300:
    2.5 in
    Iris 450 Colour:
    4.5 in
  • Depth

    Iris 450 Colour: 5 mm thinner

    Curve 8300:
    15.5 mm
    Iris 450 Colour:
    10.5 mm
  • Height

    Curve 8300: 29 mm shorter

    Curve 8300:
    107 mm
    Iris 450 Colour:
    136 mm
  • Release year

    Curve 8300:
    2007
    Iris 450 Colour:
    2014

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
    Depth:
    15.5 mm +5 mm versus Iris 450 Colour
  2. 2. Iris 450 Colour

    Height:
    136 mm +29 mm versus Curve 8300
    Width:
    63.5 mm +3.5 mm versus Curve 8300
    Depth:
    10.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Curve 8300

    111 g

  2. 2. Iris 450 Colour

    136 g

    +25 g versus Curve 8300

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. Iris 450 Colour

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

Iris 450 Colour has approximately 188.4% 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

Iris 450 Colour: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 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. Iris 450 Colour

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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 8300

    1100 mAh

  2. 2. Iris 450 Colour

    1800 mAh

    +700 mAh versus Curve 8300

Specifications

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1. Curve 83002. Iris 450 Colour

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Curve 8300, Iris 450 Colour.
SpecificationCurve 8300Iris 450 Colour
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107 Х 60 Х 15.5 mm
  • 136 Х 63.5 Х 10.5 mm
Weight
  • 111 g
  • 136 g
Technology Unknown
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.5" inch
  • 4.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Curve 8300, Iris 450 Colour.
SpecificationCurve 8300Iris 450 Colour
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 19.4 cm2
  • 55.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 30.1%
  • 64.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 160 PPI
  • 218 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Curve 8300, Iris 450 Colour.
SpecificationCurve 8300Iris 450 Colour
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • Yes
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for Curve 8300, Iris 450 Colour.
SpecificationCurve 8300Iris 450 Colour
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
  • Dual-core 1.3 GHz
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-400
General specs
General specs — specifications for Curve 8300, Iris 450 Colour.
SpecificationCurve 8300Iris 450 Colour
Release date
  • 2007
  • May
  • 2014
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Tan Brown
  • Raspberry Pink
  • Ivory White
  • Pro Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
  • 100 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 408 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Talking time- Up to 9 h 15 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Curve 8300, Iris 450 Colour.
SpecificationCurve 8300Iris 450 Colour
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
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, Iris 450 Colour.
SpecificationCurve 8300Iris 450 Colour
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
  • recording
Other features
Other features — specifications for Curve 8300, Iris 450 Colour.
SpecificationCurve 8300Iris 450 Colour
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 - For India