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RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 Full Device Specifications

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Released Date: 2008 Nov 16

Display Dimension: 480x360 pixels

RAM Size: 128 MiB RAM

Processor (CPU): Freescale MXC275-30

Battery Capacity: 1380 mAh battery

Device Camera: 3.1 MP camera

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Introduction

Brand

RIM

Model

BlackBerry Curve 8900

Released

2008 Nov 16

Hardware Designer

RIM

Manufacturer

RIM

Codename

RIM Javelin

Device Category

Smartphone

List of Additional Features

Atomic Trackball

Physical Attributes

Width

60 mm, 2.36 inch

Height

109 mm, 4.29 inch

Depth

13.5 mm, 0.53 inches

Bounding Volume

88.3 ccm

Mass

109.9 g, 3.88 ounces

Software Environment

Platform

RIM BlackBerry OS

Operating System

RIM BlackBerry OS 4.6, (4.6.1.114)

Application processor, Chipset

CPU Clock

512 MHz

CPU

Freescale MXC275-30, 2005, 32 bit, single-core, 128 Kbyte L2

Operative Memory

RAM Type

mobile (LP) DDR SDRAM

RAM Capacity

128 MiB RAM

Non-volatile Memory

Non-volatile Memory Type

Flash EEPROM

Non-volatile Memory Interface

Yes

Non-volatile Memory Capacity

256 MiB non-volatile, 119 MiB free user storage

Display

Display Diagonal

61.98 mm, 2.4 inch

Resolution

480x360, 172800 pixels

Display Width

49.58 mm, 1.95 inch

Display Height

37.19 mm, 1.46 inch

Horizontal Full Bezel Width

10.42 mm

Display Area

1843.9 square millimeter

Display Area Utilization

28.2%

Pixel Size

0.1033 mm/pixel

Pixel Density

246 PPI

Display Type

Color TN-TFT LCD display

Display Color Depth

16 bit/pixel

Number of Display Scales

65536

Display Illumination

Yes

Display Light Reflection Mode

transmissive

Display Subpixel Scheme

RGB Matrix (3 subpixels)

Scratch Resistant Screen

Graphical Subsystem

Graphical Controller

N/A

Audio/Video Interfaces

A/V Out

Audio Subsystem

Audio Channel(s)

stereo

Audio Controller

TI AC3106I

Sound Recording

Microphone(s)

mono

Sound Playing

D/A Converter Nominal Resolution

16 bit quantization

D/A Holding Frequency

44100 Hz

Loudspeaker(s)

mono

Audio Output

3.5mm

Cellular Phone

Supported Cellular Bands

GSM 850MHz (B5) , GSM 900MHz (B8) , GSM 1800MHz (B3) , GSM 1900MHz (PCS, B2) bands

Supported Cellular Data Links

CSD 9.6 kbps , GPRS (Class unspecified) , GPRS Class 12 , EDGE (Class unspecified) , EDGE Multi-slot Class 12 data links

SIM Card Slot

Mini-SIM (2FF)

Cellular Antenna

Internal antenna

Call Alert Sound

32-chord melody

Complementary Phone Services

Voice transmission , Vibrating Alert , Speakerphone

Cellular Controller

Freescale StarCore SC29746VK

Secondary Cellular Phone

Sec. Supported Cellular Networks

Control Peripherals

Keyboard

Built-in QWERTY

Keyboard Backlight

Aut. keyboard backlight (upon press of key/low light)

Number of keys

Scroll Wheel

Trackball

Communication Interfaces

Expansion Interfaces

TransFlash , microSD , microSDHC

USB

USB 2.0, USB Hi-Speed (480 Mbps)

USB Services

USB charging

USB Connector

USB Series Micro-B (Micro-USB)

Bluetooth

Bluetooth 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate, Internal antenna

Bluetooth profiles

A2DP , AVRCP

Wireless LAN

IEEE 802.11a , IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g, Internal antenna

Wireless Services

Wi-Fi Calling (UMA)

Multimedia Broadcast

FM Radio Receiver

Satellite Navigation

Supported GPS protocol(s)

GPS (NMEA 0183) , SIRF

GPS Antenna

Internal antenna

Complementary GPS Services

Assisted GPS , Geotagging

Navigation Controller

SiRFstarIII GSC3LTi

Primary Camera System

Camera Placement

Rear

Camera Image Sensor

CMOS

Camera Resolution

2048x1536 pixel

Number of effective pixels

3.1 MP camera

Focus

Contrast Detection Autofocus (CD AF)

Recordable Image Formats

JPG

Video Recording

240x180 pixel

Recordable Video Formats

3GP , MPEG4

Flash

single LED

Auxiliary Camera

Aux. Camera Image Sensor

Auxiliary Camera No. 2

Aux. 2 Camera Image Sensor

Auxiliary Camera No. 3

Aux. 3 Camera Image Sensor

Auxiliary Camera No. 4

Aux. 4 Camera Image Sensor

Aux. 4 Camera Focus

Secondary Camera System

Secondary Camera Sensor

Secondary Auxiliary Camera

Sec. Aux. Cam. Image Sensor

Secondary Auxiliary Camera No. 2

Sec. Aux. 2 Cam. Image Sensor

Built-in Sensors

Built-in accelerometer

Ingress Protection

Protection from solid materials

Yes

Protection from liquids

Yes

Power Supply

Battery

Lithium-ion, removable, 1-cell

Nominal Cell Capacity (1st cell)

1380 mAh cell

Nominal Battery Capacity

1380 mAh battery

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