BlackBerry Curve 8900 vs i-mate JAM Black

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 8900: 50 g lighter

    Curve 8900:
    110 g
    JAM Black:
    160 g
  • Width

    JAM Black: 2 mm narrower

    Curve 8900:
    60 mm
    JAM Black:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Curve 8900: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    Curve 8900:
    2.4 in
    JAM Black:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    Curve 8900: 4.5 mm thinner

    Curve 8900:
    13.5 mm
    JAM Black:
    18 mm
  • Release year

    Curve 8900:
    2008
    JAM Black:
    2005

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 8900

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    60 mm +2 mm versus JAM Black
    Depth:
    13.5 mm
  2. 2. JAM Black

    Height:
    108 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +4.5 mm versus Curve 8900

Weight

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

  1. 1. Curve 8900

    110 g

  2. 2. JAM Black

    160 g

    +50 g versus Curve 8900

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 8900

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²
  2. 2. JAM Black

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

JAM Black has approximately 36.1% more rectangular screen area than Curve 8900.

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 8900: Original memory entry

256 MB ROM

JAM Black: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 64 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 8900

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. JAM Black

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SDIO/MMC

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 8900

    1400 mAh

    +200 mAh versus JAM Black

  2. 2. JAM Black

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Curve 89002. JAM Black

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Curve 8900, JAM Black.
SpecificationCurve 8900JAM Black
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 13.5 mm
  • 108 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 160 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 360 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB ROM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • SDIO/MMC
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE PocketPC
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Curve 8900, JAM Black.
SpecificationCurve 8900JAM Black
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 27.3%
  • 38.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 250 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Curve 8900, JAM Black.
SpecificationCurve 8900JAM Black
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • SCIF
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Curve 8900, JAM Black.
SpecificationCurve 8900JAM Black
Processor CPU
  • 512 MHz
  • Intel Bulverde 416 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Curve 8900, JAM Black.
SpecificationCurve 8900JAM Black
Release date
  • 2008
  • November
  • 2005
  • Q3
Colors
  • Black
  • Stylish black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 60 EUR
  • 270 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 356 h Talking time- Up to 5 h 30 min
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Curve 8900, JAM Black.
SpecificationCurve 8900JAM Black
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.01 W/kg (head) 0.59 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.65 W/kg (head) 0.45 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Curve 8900, JAM Black.
SpecificationCurve 8900JAM Black
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Curve 8900, JAM Black.
SpecificationCurve 8900JAM Black
Dop
  • BlackBerry maps -MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player -DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player -Organizer -Voice dial/memo Trackball For T-Mobile
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek S110
  • T-Mobile MDA Compact II.