BlackBerry Curve 8310 vs Plum Velocity

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 8310: 24 g lighter

    Curve 8310:
    111 g
    Velocity:
    135 g
  • Width

    Curve 8310: 2.5 mm narrower

    Curve 8310:
    60 mm
    Velocity:
    62.5 mm
  • Depth

    Velocity: 2.9 mm thinner

    Curve 8310:
    15.5 mm
    Velocity:
    12.6 mm
  • Height

    Curve 8310: 6.5 mm shorter

    Curve 8310:
    107 mm
    Velocity:
    113.5 mm
  • Release year

    Curve 8310:
    2007
    Velocity:
    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 8310

    Height:
    107 mm
    Width:
    60 mm
    Depth:
    15.5 mm +2.9 mm versus Velocity
  2. 2. Velocity

    Height:
    113.5 mm +6.5 mm versus Curve 8310
    Width:
    62.5 mm +2.5 mm versus Curve 8310
    Depth:
    12.6 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Curve 8310

    111 g

  2. 2. Velocity

    135 g

    +24 g versus Curve 8310

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 8310

    Screen diagonal:
    2.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    19.4 cm²
  2. 2. Velocity

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.9 cm²

Velocity has approximately 8.2% more rectangular screen area than Curve 8310.

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 8310: Original memory entry

64 MB ROM

Velocity: 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 8310

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

2. Velocity

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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 8310

    1100 mAh

    +300 mAh versus Velocity

  2. 2. Velocity

    800 mAh

Specifications

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1. Curve 83102. Velocity

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Curve 8310, Velocity.
SpecificationCurve 8310Velocity
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107 Х 60 Х 15.5 mm
  • 113.5 Х 62.5 Х 12.6 mm
Weight
  • 111 g
  • 135 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.5" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB ROM
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6516
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Curve 8310, Velocity.
SpecificationCurve 8310Velocity
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
Unknown
Screen area
  • 19.4 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 30.1%
  • 29.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 160 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Curve 8310, Velocity.
SpecificationCurve 8310Velocity
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • No
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance — specifications for Curve 8310, Velocity.
SpecificationCurve 8310Velocity
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
  • 416 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Curve 8310, Velocity.
SpecificationCurve 8310Velocity
Release date
  • 2007
  • August
  • 2011
  • September
Colors
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 408 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Curve 8310, Velocity.
SpecificationCurve 8310Velocity
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head) 1.11 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.59 W/kg (head) 0.63 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Curve 8310, Velocity.
SpecificationCurve 8310Velocity
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • 2.5 mm audio jack
Other features
Other features — specifications for Curve 8310, Velocity.
SpecificationCurve 8310Velocity
Dop
  • BlackBerry maps -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial - Trackball
  • Analog TV -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Photo viewer/editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input X100 – Dual SIM