BlackBerry Curve 8980 vs Samsung i550

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

  i550: 8 g lighter

  Curve 8980:

  117 g

  i550:

  109 g

• Width

  i550: 7 mm narrower

  Curve 8980:

  60 mm

  i550:

  53 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Curve 8980: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  Curve 8980:

  2.4 in

  i550:

  2.6 in

• Height

  Curve 8980: 6 mm shorter

  Curve 8980:

  109 mm

  i550:

  115 mm

• Release year

  Curve 8980:

  2012

  i550:

  2007

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 +7 mm versus i550

   Depth:

   13.6 mm

2. 2. i550

   Height:

   115 mm +6 mm versus Curve 8980

   Width:

   53 mm

   Depth:

   13.8 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. i550

   Screen diagonal:

   2.6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   20.9 cm²

i550 has approximately 17.4% 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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

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

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

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

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