Feature Summary (BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900™)

Basic Information

Specifications

Battery life
Talk time: Up to 5.5 hours*
Standby time: Up to 15 days*
*Talk and standby times and other specifications are provided by the manufacturer and are approximate. Actual performance varies based upon features or services used, network configuration, signal strength, operating temperature, customer use, and other factors.
Battery type
1400 mAhr Lion
Codecs
AMR; EFR; FR; HR
Dimensions of handset
4.3 x 2.4 x 0.5 inches
Main display
Type: Over 65k TFT color
Colors: 65000 bit
Size: 480 x 360 pixels
Dimensions: 2.0 x 1.5 inches; 2.4 inches diagonal
Memory
Internal memory: 256 MB
Expandable memory/card slot: Yes
Type: Micro SD
Card size: up to 16GB
Frequency bands
GSM: 850; 900; 1800; 1900
Form factor
Qwerty
Phone book capacity
Number of entries: No maximum
Operating system
Windows Mobile: No
BlackBerry®: Yes
Danger™ OS: No

Call management

Concatenation
Yes
Picture caller ID
Yes
External calling line identification (CLI)
Yes
Ringer caller ID
Yes
Speed dial/One-Touch dial
Maximum amount of speed dial entries: 14
Speakerphone
Type: Full duplex
Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD)
Yes
Teletypewriter device (TTY)
Yes
Vibrate
Yes
Voice activated dialing
Yes

Camera

Modes
Automatic; Sunny; Cloudy; Indoor (Home); Indoor (Office); Night
Type
Megapixel
Resolution
3.2 pixels
Flash
Yes
Zoom
Digital
Zoom factor: 2x
Video capture
Video playback: Yes
Video capture: Yes (video capture requires micro SD card)
Multiple resolutions: 240 x 180 normal; 174 x 144 MMS
Length: Depends on micro SD card; size on normal/300KB on MMS

Connectivity

Bluetooth®*
Stereo
Class 2.0
*The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by T-Mobile is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.
Browser
Type: BlackBerry Browser & WAP browser
Version: supports: WAP (1.2.1 & 2.0); xHTML; WSP; HTTP
Codecs
AMR; EFR; FR; HR
EDGE
Class: 10
GPRS
Class: 10
Synchronization
Yes
UMA
Yes
Location base services (LBS)
BlackBerry Maps
USB support
Yes (i.e., micro-USB connector)
USB mass storage
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes (802.11 b/g enabled)

Messaging

E-mail client
Protocols supported: BlackBerry® Enterprise Server and BlackBerry® Internet E-mail (BIE) (POP3/IMAP4)
Voice notes
Yes (Voice Notes icon)
Instant messaging client
Yahoo!®; AOL®; Windows Live® Messenger; Google™ Talk; ICQ®; BlackBerry® Messenger
MMS/Picture messaging
Multimedia supported: Audio Clips; Graphics; Photos; Video Clips
Video messaging
Length (default): 300 KB limit in MMS mode
SMS/Text messaging
Concatenation Support: Yes
Digital TTY/TDD support: Yes
Predictive text: No
Predictive text technology: iTAP, T9®, etc.

Organization

Alarm
Alarm will still function if the phone is powered off.
Calculator
Yes
Calendar
Yes
Dictionary
Yes
Memo/Notepad
Yes
To-do list
Yes
Phone book
Multiple numbers per name: Yes
Address field: When stored in phone memory
E-mail field: Yes
Caller groups: When stored in phone memory
Voice memo
Yes

Personalization & Fun

Games
Embedded: Yes
Name of games installed: BrickBreaker; WordMole; Sodoku; Texas Hold’Em King 2; Klondike
Downloadable: Yes
Music player
Type of player: BlackBerry Media Player
Supported file formats: MP3; WMA; AAC; AAC+; eAAC+
Ringtones
Types supported: 3gp; WAV; MIDI; AMR-NB; G711u/A; GSM610; PCM; MP3; AAC/AAC+/eAAC+; WMA9/10 Standard/Pro
Themes
Themes provided: T-Mobile Zen; BB Dimension Icon; BB Dimension Today; BB Dimension Zen
Wallpaper
Types supported: Static

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