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| Product | BlackBerry Curve 8900 (T-Mobile) | BlackBerry Tour 9630 (Verizon Wireless) | BlackBerry Bold (black, AT&T) | BlackBerry Curve 8520 (black, T-Mobile) |
| Price | Pricing is currently unavailable. | $64.99 to $119.00 | $104.99 to $134.99 | $120.00 |
| CNET editors' rating | 3.5 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars | 3.5 stars |
| Average user rating | 4 stars | 3 stars | 3.5 stars | 3 stars |
| Release date | February 11, 2009 | Info unavailable | November 4, 2008 | August 5, 2009 |
| Bottom line | We're disappointed by the lack of 3G, but the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a solid update to the Curve series, bringing a better design, improved features, and faster performance and is one of T-Mobile's top smartphone offerings. | With a winning design and fast performance, the RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 is one of Verizon Wireless' top smartphones for both business users and messaging fanatics. | For those who waited, the RIM BlackBerry Bold won't disappoint. The Bold impresses with its brilliant display, enhanced productivity tools, and excellent multimedia performance to deliver a more powerful and well-rounded smartphone to mobile professionals. | The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a sleek entry-level smartphone that delivers some nice design enhancements and great performance. While available directly from T-Mobile, Wal-Mart offers the better value on the smartphone. |
| Weight | 3.87 oz | 4.6 oz | 4.8 oz | 3.7 oz |
| Service Provider | Info unavailable | Verizon Wireless | AT&T | T-Mobile |
| Cellular technology | Info unavailable | CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | GSM |
| Band / mode | Info unavailable | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900 / CDMA2000 1X 1900/800 | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband) |
| Talk time | Info unavailable | Up to 300 min | Up to 270 min | Up to 270 min |
| Wireless Interface | Info unavailable | Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.0 IEEE 802.11a/b/g | IEEE 802.11b/g Bluetooth 2.0 EDR |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
| Buying choices | Pricing is currently unavailable. |
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