BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Curve 8530

Announced On:November, 2009

BlackBerry Curve 8520

Announced On:July, 2009

BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Curve 8530	BlackBerry Curve 8520

Price
EUR: €60	EUR: €70
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Querty Keyboard	Candybar, Querty Keyboard
Dimensions
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)	109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz)	106 g (3.74 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad	Optical trackpad
Colors
Black, Purple	Black

Type
Display
TFT, 65K colors	TFT, 65K colors
Size
2.46 inches, 18.7 cm² (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)	2.46 inches, 18.7 cm² (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)	320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)

Technology
Network
CDMA / EVDO	GSM
2G Bands
CDMA 800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
256MB ROM	256MB
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
	Yes

GPRS
Connectivity
	Class 10
EDGE
	Class 10
Speed
EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP	2.0, A2DP
USB
microUSB	microUSB
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS	No

Main Camera
Camera
2 MP	2 MP
Camera Features
Geo-tagging
Video
Yes	320p

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV	MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264/WMV	MP4/H.264/WMV
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry OS 5.0	BlackBerry OS 5.0
Java
	Yes
Browser
HTML	HTML
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
Games
	Yes + downloadable

CPU
Hardware
528 MHz	512 MHz
Keyboard
QWERTY	QWERTY
Soft Keys
2	2
SIM
Mini-SIM	Mini-SIM
Speakers
Yes Dedicated music keys	Yes Dedicated music keys
Navigation / Controls Keys
D-Pad	Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 252 h	Up to 408 h
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min	Up to 4 h 30 min

Features
Additional Features
BlackBerry maps Document viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input	Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

SAR US
Misc
1.24 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)	1.22 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
	1.02 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)

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