BlackBerry Curve 8900 vs O2 XDA Atom Life

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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: 35 g lighter

    Curve 8900:
    110 g
    XDA Atom Life:
    145 g
  • Width

    XDA Atom Life: 2 mm narrower

    Curve 8900:
    60 mm
    XDA Atom Life:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Curve 8900: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    Curve 8900:
    2.4 in
    XDA Atom Life:
    2.7 in
  • Depth

    Curve 8900: 4.5 mm thinner

    Curve 8900:
    13.5 mm
    XDA Atom Life:
    18 mm
  • Height

    XDA Atom Life: 3 mm shorter

    Curve 8900:
    109 mm
    XDA Atom Life:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    Curve 8900:
    2008
    XDA Atom Life:
    2007

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 +3 mm versus XDA Atom Life
    Width:
    60 mm +2 mm versus XDA Atom Life
    Depth:
    13.5 mm
  2. 2. XDA Atom Life

    Height:
    106 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. XDA Atom Life

    145 g

    +35 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. XDA Atom Life

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

XDA Atom Life has approximately 26.6% 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

XDA Atom Life: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 1 GB 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. XDA Atom Life

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

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

  2. 2. XDA Atom Life

    1530 mAh

    +130 mAh versus Curve 8900

Specifications

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1. Curve 89002. XDA Atom Life

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Curve 8900, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationCurve 8900XDA Atom Life
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 13.5 mm
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 145 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 2.7" 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
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Curve 8900, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationCurve 8900XDA Atom Life
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
Unknown
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 27.3%
  • 36.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 250 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Curve 8900, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationCurve 8900XDA Atom Life
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • SCIF
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Curve 8900, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationCurve 8900XDA Atom Life
Processor CPU
  • 512 MHz
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 620 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Curve 8900, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationCurve 8900XDA Atom Life
Release date
  • 2008
  • November
  • 2007
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 60 EUR
  • 250 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 356 h Talking time- Up to 5 h 30 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Curve 8900, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationCurve 8900XDA Atom Life
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
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, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationCurve 8900XDA Atom Life
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Curve 8900, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationCurve 8900XDA Atom Life
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