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BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry Key2
BlackBerry Curve 8530
Announced On:
November, 2009
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BlackBerry Key2
Announced On:
June, 2018
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BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry Key2
BlackBerry Curve 8530
BlackBerry Key2
Price
EUR:
60
EUR:
500
USD:
N/A
USD:
N/A
GBP:
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GBP:
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INR:
N/A
INR:
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PKR:
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PKR: Rs.
102,999
Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Querty Keyboard
Candybar, Querty Keyboard
Dimensions
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
151.4 x 71.8 x 8.5 mm (5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz)
168 g (5.93 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, aluminum frame (7000 series)
Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard
Colors
Black, Purple
Black, Silver, Red
Models
BBF100-6, BBF100-1, BBF100-2, BBF100-4
Display
Type
TFT, 65K colors
IPS LCD
Size
2.46 inches, 18.7 cm
2
(~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
4.5 inches, 60.0 cm
2
(~55.2% 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 3
Network
Technology
CDMA / EVDO
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (BBF100-6 model only)
3G Bands
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41 EU, Africa, AU (BBF100-1)
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
256MB ROM
64GB ROM, 6GB RAM
128GB ROM, 6GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 5.1
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Connectivity
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP
5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR
USB
microUSB
USB Type-C 3.0, OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS2
NFC
Yes
Camera
Main Camera
2 MP
Primary:
12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.3", 1.28µm, dual pixel PDAF
Secondary:
12 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF
Camera Features
Geo-tagging
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Yes
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Video:
1080p@30fps
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264/WMV
DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265
Radio
No
FM radio
Software
Operating System (OS)
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
Hardware
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU
528 MHz
Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU
Adreno 512
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Keyboard
QWERTY
QWERTY
Soft Keys
2
SIM
Mini-SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM)
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) BBF100-6 only
Speakers
Yes
Dedicated music keys
Yes
Navigation / Controls Keys
D-Pad
Audio Jack
3.5 mm
3.5 mm
Benchmarks
Performance
AnTuTu: 140984 (v7)
GeekBench: 5830 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 11fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Battery
Battery Type
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
Standby
Up to 252 h
Charging
18W wired, QC3, 50% in 36 min (advertised)
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min
Additional Features
Features
BlackBerry maps
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Misc
SAR US
1.24 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.72 W/kg (head) 1.68 W/kg (body)
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