BlackBerry Curve 8980 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha

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.

• Width

  Curve 8980: 5.5 mm narrower

  Curve 8980:

  60 mm

  Galaxy Alpha:

  65.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Curve 8980: 2.3 in smaller diagonal

  Curve 8980:

  2.4 in

  Galaxy Alpha:

  4.7 in

• Depth

  Galaxy Alpha: 6.9 mm thinner

  Curve 8980:

  13.6 mm

  Galaxy Alpha:

  6.7 mm

• Height

  Curve 8980: 23.4 mm shorter

  Curve 8980:

  109 mm

  Galaxy Alpha:

  132.4 mm

• Release year

  Curve 8980:

  2012

  Galaxy Alpha:

  2014

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 8980

   Height:

   109 mm

   Width:

   60 mm

   Depth:

   13.6 mm +6.9 mm versus Galaxy Alpha

2. 2. Galaxy Alpha

   Height:

   132.4 mm +23.4 mm versus Curve 8980

   Width:

   65.5 mm +5.5 mm versus Curve 8980

   Depth:

   6.7 mm

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 8980

   Screen diagonal:

   2.4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   17.8 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy Alpha

   Screen diagonal:

   4.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   60.9 cm²

Galaxy Alpha has approximately 241.4% more rectangular screen area than Curve 8980.

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.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

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