BlackBerry Curve 8980

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BlackBerry · 2012

BlackBerry Curve 8980

Name: BlackBerry Curve 8980
Brand: BlackBerry

BlackBerry Curve 8980 smartphone. Announced 2012. Features 2.4″ display, 3.15 MP primary camera, 256 MB storage.

Display 2.4"

Storage 256MB storage, microSDHC slot

Camera 3 MP

OS BlackBerry OS 5.0

Build 117g, 13.6mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2012

Status Discontinued

Platform

OS BlackBerry OS 5.0

Display

Type TFT

Size 2.4 inches, 17.8 cm 2 (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution 480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density)

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)

Internal 256MB

Main Camera

Single 3.15 MP, AF

Features LED flash

Video Yes

Selfie camera

cam2modules No

Body

Dimensions 109 x 60 x 13.6 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.54 in)

Weight 117 g (4.13 oz)

Keyboard QWERTY

SIM Mini-SIM

bodyother Optical trackpad

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion battery

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes

3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP

Positioning GPS, A-GPS

Radio No

USB microUSB 2.0

Network

Technology GSM

2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GPRS Yes

EDGE Yes

Features

Browser HTML

featuresother BlackBerry maps MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Photo viewer Voice dial/memo Predictive text input

Misc

Colors Black

SAR 0.64 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)

In depth

Full specifications

Announced	2012
Status	Discontinued

OS	BlackBerry OS 5.0

Type	TFT
Size	2.4 inches, 17.8 cm 2 (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density)

Card slot	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal	256MB

Single	3.15 MP, AF
Features	LED flash
Video	Yes

cam2modules	No

Dimensions	109 x 60 x 13.6 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.54 in)
Weight	117 g (4.13 oz)
Keyboard	QWERTY
SIM	Mini-SIM
bodyother	Optical trackpad

Type	Removable Li-Ion battery

Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes

WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth	2.1, A2DP
Positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Radio	No
USB	microUSB 2.0

Technology	GSM
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes

Browser	HTML
featuresother	BlackBerry maps MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Photo viewer Voice dial/memo Predictive text input

Colors	Black
SAR	0.64 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)
Price	About 70 EUR

PhoneInsight Benchmark

14.7/100

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Processor 7

Display 43.6

Camera 28.8

Battery 26

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BlackBerry Curve 8980

Launch

Platform

Display

Memory

Main Camera

Selfie camera

Body

Battery

Sound

Comms

Network

Features

Misc

Full specifications

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