These days, mobile phone brands are launching the gadgets with people with different priorities. That's why we see several differences in variety of handsets. BlackBerry Curve 8900 and Nokia 2720 Fold are two handsets which come with various sophsiticated features but with some differences.

There is no need to mention that there are a variety of handsets available in the mobile phone market for the users. You can see a number of similarities as well as dissimilarities in these handsets because these handsets are meant for users with different priorities.

BlackBerry Curve 8900 and Nokia 2720 Fold are two handsets which have gained the popularity among the users of different classes. Both the handsets have the multimedia feature like Internet, camera etc., but with some differences.

Both handsets are GPRS enabled so you can access Internet with support of your network service provider. Additionally, the Curve 8900 has Wi-Fi feature also which allows you unlimited usage of Internet in the Wi-Fi covered areas, but this feature is lacking in the 2720 Fold. For accessing the Internet sites, the 8900 comes equipped with HTML supported browser, whereas, the 2720 has WAP and HTML supported browser. About the Internet features, you can stay in touch with loved ones with SMS, MMS, Email and Instant Messaging features of the Curve 8900. Similar messaging features are also available in the 2720, only Instant Messaging feature is lacking.

Speaking about the camera features, the Curve has 3.2 MP camera which allows you to take the images at the resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. The additional camera features of the gadget include autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging and image stabilisation. On the other hand, the 2720 has 1.3 MP camera with the picture resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels.

As far as the storage space of the devices is concerned, the 8900 has a microSD card slot which allows you to add the memory up to 16 GB. On the other hand, the 2720 Fold has the internal memory of 32 MB. About the battery backup of the handsets, the talk time is almost similar. The standard Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery of the Curve, delivers the talk time up to 5 hours 30 minutes and the standby time up to 356 hours. The Fold has standard Li-Ion 860 mAh battery which delivers the talk time up to 5 hours and the standby time up to 432 hours.

Entertainment is necessary for all of us and both the handsets are embedded with entertainment features. Likewise most of the contemporary gadgets, these two also have media player. The media player of the BlackBerry Curve 8900 supports the file formats like MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, DivX, XviD, MP4 and WMV. On the other side, the media player of the Nokia 2720 Fold allows you to enjoy music and videos in the file formats like MP3, eAAC+ and MP4. The 2720 Fold also has a stereo FM radio with RDS to enjoy interesting programs on the move but this feature is lacking in the Curve 8900.

The Curve has the BlackBerry Maps feature which allows you to view the digital maps of various part of the world, but there is no such feature available in the Fold. In the same way, the Fold has English-Chinese dictionary which is not available in Curve.

About the physical segments, the 8900 comes with QWERTY keyboard, whereas, the 2720 has an alphanumeric keypad. The Curve 8900 comes with the weight of 110 grams and the dimensions of 109 x 60 x 13.5 mm. The 2720 Fold is comparatively lighter with the weight of 90.3 grams and the dimensions of 93 x 46 x 17.9 mm.

All the above analysis shows the both BlackBerry Curve 8900 and Nokia 2720 Fold are the handsets with nice features. There are several such features also which are available in one but lacking in another. As already mentioned, this is due to differences in the demands of different users.