BlackBerry Curve 8300 vs Palm Pre Plus

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.

  • Weight

    Curve 8300: 27 g lighter

    Curve 8300:
    111 g
    Pre Plus:
    138 g
  • Screen diagonal

    Curve 8300: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

    Curve 8300:
    2.5 in
    Pre Plus:
    3.1 in
  • Depth

    Curve 8300: 1.4 mm thinner

    Curve 8300:
    15.5 mm
    Pre Plus:
    16.9 mm
  • Height

    Pre Plus: 6.5 mm shorter

    Curve 8300:
    107 mm
    Pre Plus:
    100.5 mm
  • Release year

    Curve 8300:
    2007
    Pre Plus:
    2010

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 +6.5 mm versus Pre Plus
    Width:
    60 mm
    Depth:
    15.5 mm
  2. 2. Pre Plus

    Height:
    100.5 mm
    Width:
    59.5 mm
    Depth:
    16.9 mm +1.4 mm versus Curve 8300

Weight

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

  1. 1. Curve 8300

    111 g

  2. 2. Pre Plus

    138 g

    +27 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. Pre Plus

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

Pre Plus has approximately 47.8% 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

Pre Plus: Original memory entry

16 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. Pre Plus

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

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. Pre Plus

    1150 mAh

    +50 mAh versus Curve 8300

Specifications

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1. Curve 83002. Pre Plus

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Curve 8300, Pre Plus.
SpecificationCurve 8300Pre Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107 Х 60 Х 15.5 mm
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
Weight
  • 111 g
  • 138 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.5" inch
  • 3.1" 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
  • 16 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Palm webOS 1.3.5
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Curve 8300, Pre Plus.
SpecificationCurve 8300Pre Plus
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 19.4 cm2
  • 28.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 30.1%
  • 47.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 160 PPI
  • 186 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Curve 8300, Pre Plus.
SpecificationCurve 8300Pre Plus
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Curve 8300, Pre Plus.
SpecificationCurve 8300Pre Plus
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX
General specs
General specs — specifications for Curve 8300, Pre Plus.
SpecificationCurve 8300Pre Plus
Release date
  • 2007
  • May
  • 2010
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
  • 170 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 408 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 350 h (2G) / - (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Curve 8300, Pre Plus.
SpecificationCurve 8300Pre Plus
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • 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, Pre Plus.
SpecificationCurve 8300Pre Plus
Radio
  • No
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Curve 8300, Pre Plus.
SpecificationCurve 8300Pre Plus
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 Wireless charging