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BlackBerry Curve 8310 vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

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.

  • WidthMDA Basic: 1 mm narrowerMDA Basic: 59 mm · Curve 8310: 60 mm
  • Screen diagonalCurve 8310: 0.3 in smaller diagonalCurve 8310: 2.5 in · MDA Basic: 2.8 in
  • DepthCurve 8310: 0.5 mm thinnerCurve 8310: 15.5 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
  • HeightMDA Basic: 2 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · Curve 8310: 107 mm
  • Release year2007 / 2009Curve 8310: 2007 · MDA Basic: 2009

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.

Front
Curve 8310: 107 × 60 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 59 mm 2
Side
Curve 8310: 107 × 15.5 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 2
  1. 1. Curve 8310
    Height
    107 mm+2 mm versus MDA Basic
    Width
    60 mm+1 mm versus MDA Basic
    Depth
    15.5 mm
    Weight
    111 g
  2. 2. MDA Basic
    Height
    105 mm
    Width
    59 mm
    Depth
    16 mm+0.5 mm versus Curve 8310
    Weight
    110 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Curve 8310111 g

    +1 g versus MDA Basic

  2. 2. MDA Basic110 g

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.

Screen size
Curve 8310: 2.5 in, 4:3, About 19.4 cm² rectangular area 1 MDA Basic: 2.8 in, 4:3, About 24.3 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Curve 8310 2.5 in · 4:3 About 19.4 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. MDA Basic 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area

MDA Basic has approximately 25.4% 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

MDA Basic: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 256 MB ROM

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. MDA Basic

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. Curve 83101100 mAh
  2. 2. MDA Basic1100 mAh

Specifications

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1. Curve 83102. MDA Basic

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationCurve 8310MDA Basic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107 Х 60 Х 15.5 mm
  • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 111 g
  • 110 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.5" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB ROM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 850
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationCurve 8310MDA Basic
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 19.4 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 30.1%
  • 39.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 160 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationCurve 8310MDA Basic
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • No
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
SpecificationCurve 8310MDA Basic
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
General specs
General specs
SpecificationCurve 8310MDA Basic
Release date
  • 2007
  • August
  • 2009
  • January
Colors
  • Silver
  • Gray
Historical recorded priceLegacy 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 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationCurve 8310MDA Basic
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
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
SpecificationCurve 8310MDA Basic
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features
SpecificationCurve 8310MDA Basic
Dop
  • BlackBerry maps -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial - Trackball
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player