BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry KEY2 LE

BlackBerry Curve 8530

Announced On:November, 2009

Announced On:August, 2018

BlackBerry Curve 8530	BlackBerry KEY2 LE

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)	150.3 x 71.8 x 8.4 mm (5.92 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz)	156 g (5.50 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), plastic back, aluminum frame
Colors
Black, Purple	Slate, Champagne, Atomic
Models
	BBE100-4, BBE100-5, BBE100-1, BBE100-2

Type
Display
TFT, 65K colors	IPS LCD
Size
2.46 inches, 18.7 cm² (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)	4.5 inches, 60.0 cm² (~55.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)	1080 x 1620 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~434 ppi density)
Multitouch
	Yes
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)

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

Internal Memory
Memory
256MB ROM	32GB ROM, 4GB RAM 64GB ROM, 4GB RAM
Storage Type
	eMMC 5.1
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

GPRS
Connectivity
	Yes
EDGE
	Yes
Speed
EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps	HSPA, LTE
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g	Wi-Fi 802.11 а,/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP	5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR
USB
microUSB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
	Yes

Main Camera
Camera
2 MP	Primary: 13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.1", 1.12Âµm, PDAF Secondary: 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Camera Features
Geo-tagging	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Yes	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
	8 MP Video: 1080p@30fps

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry OS 5.0	Android OS, v8.1 (Oreo)
Browser
HTML	HTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM

Chipset
Hardware
	Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
CPU
528 MHz	Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU
	Adreno 509
Sensors
	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Keyboard
QWERTY	QWERTY
Soft Keys
2
SIM
Mini-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Speakers
Yes Dedicated music keys	Yes
Navigation / Controls Keys
D-Pad
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm