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BlackBerry Curve 8980 vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

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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.

    • WeightMDA Basic: 7 g lighterMDA Basic: 110 g · Curve 8980: 117 g
    • WidthMDA Basic: 1 mm narrowerMDA Basic: 59 mm · Curve 8980: 60 mm
    • Screen diagonalCurve 8980: 0.4 in smaller diagonalCurve 8980: 2.4 in · MDA Basic: 2.8 in
    • DepthCurve 8980: 2.4 mm thinnerCurve 8980: 13.6 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
    • HeightMDA Basic: 4 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · Curve 8980: 109 mm
    • Release year2012 / 2009Curve 8980: 2012 · 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 8980: 109 × 60 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 59 mm 2
    Side
    Curve 8980: 109 × 13.6 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 2
    1. 1. Curve 8980
      Height
      109 mm
      Width
      60 mm
      Depth
      13.6 mm
      Weight
      117 g
    2. 2. MDA Basic
      Height
      105 mm
      Width
      59 mm
      Depth
      16 mm
      Weight
      110 g

    Specifications

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    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials
    SpecificationCurve 8980MDA Basic
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 109 Х 60 Х 13.6 mm
    • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
    Weight
    • 117 g
    • 110 g
    Technology
    • TFT
    • TFT
    Screen size
    • 2.4" inch
    • 2.8" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 480 x 360 px
    • 240 x 320 px
    Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 256 MB
    • 128 MB RAM
    • 256 MB ROM
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
    • microSD (dedicated slot)
    BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 0 mAh,
    • 1100 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • BlackBerry OS 5.0
    • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
    Chipset Unknown
    • TI OMAP 850
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • No
    Display
    Display
    SpecificationCurve 8980MDA Basic
    Touchscreen Unknown
    • resistive touchscreen
    Display colors Unknown
    • 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%
    • 39.2%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 250 PPI
    • 143 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video
    SpecificationCurve 8980MDA Basic
    Rear camera, main
    • 3.15 MP
    • Single
    • 2 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 3.15 MP
    • AF
    • 2 MP
    Functions
    • LED flash
    		 Unknown
    Video
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0 MP,
    • 0 MP,
    Performance
    Performance
    SpecificationCurve 8980MDA Basic
    Processor CPU Unknown
    • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
    General specs
    General specs
    SpecificationCurve 8980MDA Basic
    Release date
    • 2012
    • 2009
    • January
    Colors
    • Black
    • Gray
    Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 70 EUR
    		 Unknown
    Battery life Unknown
    • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity
    SpecificationCurve 8980MDA Basic
    SIM card
    • Mini-SIM
    • Mini-SIM
    GPRS
    • Yes
    • Class 10
    Edge
    • Yes
    • Class 10
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • No
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • miniUSB
    Bluetooth
    • 2.1
    • A2DP
    • 2.0
    • A2DP
    Harmful irradiation
    • SAR - 0.64 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)
    		 Unknown
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio
    SpecificationCurve 8980MDA Basic
    Radio
    • No
    • No
    Others Unknown
    • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
    Other features
    Other features
    SpecificationCurve 8980MDA Basic
    Dop
    • BlackBerry maps -MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Organizer -Document viewer -Photo viewer -Voice dial/memo -Predictive text input Optical trackpad
    • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player