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Summary
Performance

128 MB RAM

N/A

Display

2.4" (6.1 cm)

240x320 px

2.4" (6.1 cm)

320x240 px

Rear Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1150 mAh

4.5 h talktime (2G)

1150 mAh

4.5 talktime (2G)

Storage

256 MB

32 GB (Expandable)

256 MB

32 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

N/A

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General
Launch Date

August 3, 2009 (Official)

December 18, 2009

Operating System

Blackberry v5.0.x

Blackberry v5

Performance
CPU

512 MHz

528 MHz

RAM

128 MB

Display
Display Type

TFT

LCD

Screen Size

2.4 " (6.1 cm)

2.4 " (6.1 cm)

Resolution

240x320 px

320x240 px

Pixel Density

167 ppi

167 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %

27.29 %

Display Colour

65K

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 109 mm
Width: 60 mm
Thickness: 13.90 mm

Height: 109 mm
Width: 60 mm
Thickness: 13.90 mm

Weight

106 grams

105 grams

Colours

Black

Black, Purple

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2 MP Primary Camera

2 MP Primary Camera

Flash

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

320x240 fps

Front Camera
Battery
Capacity

1150 mAh

1150 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4.5 Hours(2G)

Up to 4.5(2G)

Standby time

Up to 408 Hours(2G)

Up to 408(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

256 MB

256 MB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, CDMA

SIM Size

SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G

SIM 1

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Class 10, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 10, 236.8 kbps

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)

Bluetooth

, v2

, v2.1

GPS

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

microUSB

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Video Player

, Video Formats: H.263, H.264, MPEG4, WMV

, Video Formats: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV9

Ring Tone

Music ringtones, Vibration

Music

, Music Formats: MP3

, Music Formats: , Music Formats : MP3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCELP EVRC, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA9, Windows Media 10 Standard/Professional with 3.5 mm audio jack, Dedicated music keys

Sensors
Java

No

Browser

, HTML

Phone Book

, Limited

, Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall

SMS

, Threaded View

, Threaded View

MMS

Email

, IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, BlackBerry Connect

Instant Messaging

Other Facilities

Calculator, World clock, Calendar, Alarm

Ring ID, Picture ID, Multiple numbers per contact, Alarm, Calendar, To-Do / Tasks, Calculator, Notes.