| Attribute | Nokia Asha 500 Dual SIM × | BlackBerry Curve 8900 × |
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| General | ||
| Brand | Nokia | Blackberry |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | 2013-10-01 | 2008-11-01 |
| Body | ||
| Width (mm) | 12.8 | 13.5 |
| Length (mm) | 100.3 | 109 |
| Height (mm) | 58.1 | 60 |
| Weight (g) | 101.3 | 110 |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) | Mini-SIM |
| Network | ||
| Technology |
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| Platform | ||
| OS | Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 | BlackBerry OS |
| CPU | - | 512 MHz |
| Memory | ||
| Card slot | microSDHC (dedicated slot), 4 GB included | microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
| Internal |
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| Display | ||
| Size (in) | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Resolution (px) | 240 x 320 | 480 x 360 |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Li-Ion | Removable |
| Capcity (mAh) | 1200 | Li-Ion |
| Main Camera | ||
| Main Camera Type | Single | Single |
| Main Camera Properties |
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| Main Camera Video | 320p@13fps | SCIF |
| Main Camera Features | - | LED flash |
| Comms | ||
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g |
| Bluetooth | 3.0, A2DP | 2.0, A2DP |
| GPS | - | + |
| NFC | - | - |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio | No |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 | microUSB 2.0 |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | + | + |
| 3.5mm jack | + | + |
| Features | ||
| Sensors |
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| Misc | ||
| Colors |
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| SAR EU Head (W/kg) | 0.64 | 0.65 |
| SAR EU Body (W/kg) | 0.6 | 0.45 |
| SAR Head (W/kg) | 1.11 | 1.01 |
| SAR Body (W/kg) | - | 0.59 |
| Keyboard | - | QWERTY |
| Browser | - | HTML |
| Music play (h) | 46 | - |
| Stand-by (h) | 528 | 356 |
| Talk time (h) | Up to 14 h | Up to 5 h 30 min |