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Mapping BlackBerry Software Version to Device Model

When writing software for the BlackBerry platform, one of the common questions that come up is “what BB software version (and related JDE) should I be using?” The following helps answer this question:


(Source: Introduction to BlackBerry® Java® Development)

Not shown above are the following BB software versions to platforms mapping:

  • 4.6 is targeted at Bold-family of devices
  • 4.7 is target at Storm-family of devices

To help you visualize the model numbers listed on the diagram above, the following image shows a compilation of all current BlackBerry handsets as of November 2008:

BB Models Nov 2008
(Click to enlarge)

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One Response to “Mapping BlackBerry Software Version to Device Model”

  1. Larry says:
    November 25, 2008 at 5:21 pm

    Enrique, very informative. The graph from the developers guide does not show the Curves/8300’s which are 4.2 version, based on the ones we have in our development shop (8310 from AT&T: 4.2.2.170; 8320 from T-Mobile: 4.2.2.180, 8330 from Verizon, 4.3.0.127).

    Larry

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