| Local Name | Curve 8980 |
| Technology | GSM |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Announced | 2012 |
| Status | Available |
| Dimensions | 109 x 60 x 13.6 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.54 in) |
| Weight | 117 g (4.13 oz) |
| Keyboard | QWERTY |
| SIM | Mini-SIM |
| Body | Optical trackpad |
| Display Type | TFT |
| Screen Size | 2.4 inches (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 480 x 360 pixels (~250 ppi pixel density) |
| OS | BlackBerry OS 5.0 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 32 GB |
| Internal Memory | 256 MB |
| Primary Camera | 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
| Camera Features | Geo-tagging |
| Video | Yes |
| Secondary Camera | No |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | v2.1, A2DP |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| Radio | No |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML |
| Java | Yes |
| Features Summary | BlackBerry maps, MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player, MP4/H.264/WMV player, Organizer, Document viewer, Photo viewer, Voice dial/memo, Predictive text input |
| Battery | Li-Ion battery |
| Colors | Black |
| SAR US | 0.64 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body) |
