BlackBerry Curve 8980 vs T-Mobile MDA Compact IV

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

  MDA Compact IV: 19 g lighter

  Curve 8980:

  117 g

  MDA Compact IV:

  98 g

• Width

  MDA Compact IV: 8 mm narrower

  Curve 8980:

  60 mm

  MDA Compact IV:

  52 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Curve 8980: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

  Curve 8980:

  2.4 in

  MDA Compact IV:

  2.8 in

• Depth

  MDA Compact IV: 1.6 mm thinner

  Curve 8980:

  13.6 mm

  MDA Compact IV:

  12 mm

• Release year

  Curve 8980:

  2012

  MDA Compact IV:

  2008

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 +8 mm versus MDA Compact IV

   Depth:

   13.6 mm +1.6 mm versus MDA Compact IV

2. 2. MDA Compact IV

   Height:

   110 mm

   Width:

   52 mm

   Depth:

   12 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. MDA Compact IV

   Screen diagonal:

   2.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   24.3 cm²

MDA Compact IV has approximately 36.1% 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.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.