From phoneWreck
For a review and analysis of the BlackBerry Curve 8900, please visit the blog post at http://www.phonewreck.com/2009/02/19/blackberry-curve-8900-review-and-teardown/
The BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a of smartphone developed by Research In Motion. It is the successor to the popular BlackBerry Curve 8300.
Product Features & Specifications
Technical Specifications
| Operating System
| BlackBerry OS 4.6
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| Network Support
| GSM/GPRS/EDGE, GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
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| Screen
| 2.44" HVGA (320 x 480px), 65k Color TFT
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| Input Method
| QWERTY Keyboard, Atomic Trackball
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| Wi-Fi
| 802.11b/g with UMA support
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| GPS
| Internal GPS equipped with BB Maps (On 8310)
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| Bluetooth
| Bluetooth v2.0, A2DP and AVCRP support
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| Camera
| 3.2MP Camera with LED Flash
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| Storage
| Internal 256MB Storage, External MicroSDHC Slot
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| Connection Ports
| Micro-USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, 3.5mm stereo audio jack
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| Physical Attributes
| Dimension: 109mm x 60mm x 14mm, Weight: 112g
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Media Support
| Audio Support
| Codecs: MP3/WMA/AAC+
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| Video Support
| Codecs: DivX/WMV/XviD/3GP
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| Browser
| BlackBerry Browser with full HTML support
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Bill of Materials
| Processor
| Freescale SC29746VK @ 512Mhz Processor
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| Screen
| Samsung 2.44" HVGA LCD, 65k Color TFT
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| Storage
| Samsung MCP - 1Gb OneNAND + Mobile DDR
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| Wi-Fi
| Texas Instruments WL1253B
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| GPS
| SiRF GSC3LTi
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| USB 2.0 Mass Storage
| Cypress Semiconductor CYWB01294AB
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| Audio
| Texas Instruments AC3106I (TLV320AIC3106I)
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| RF Transceiver
| Freescale Quad-Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
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| Power Management
| PMIC: Texas Instruments TPS65851
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| Power Amp (GSM): Skyworks SKY77256-11
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| Power Amp (Wi-Fi 2.4GHz): Texas Instruments WL1251FE
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Block Diagram
Teardown Pictures