BlackBerry Curve 8980 vs BlackBerry Curve 8530

BlackBerry Curve 8980

Announced On:December, 2012

BlackBerry Curve 8530

Announced On:November, 2009

BlackBerry Curve 8980 vs BlackBerry Curve 8530

BlackBerry Curve 8980	BlackBerry Curve 8530

Price
EUR: €70	EUR: €60
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 13.6 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.54 in)	109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight
117 g (4.13 oz)	106 g (3.74 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad	Optical trackpad
Colors
Black	Black, Purple

Type
Display
TFT	TFT, 65K colors
Size
2.4 inches, 17.8 cm² (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)	2.46 inches, 18.7 cm² (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density)	320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)

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

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

Internal Memory
Memory
256MB	256MB ROM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
	EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP	2.1, A2DP
USB
microUSB 2.0	microUSB
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS	Yes, with A-GPS

Main Camera
Camera
3.15 MP, AF	2 MP
Camera Features
LED flash	Geo-tagging
Video
Yes	Yes

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA	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

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

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

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

SAR US
Misc
0.64 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)	1.24 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)

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