BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry KEY2 LE

BlackBerry Curve 8530

BlackBerry Curve 8530

November, 2009


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BlackBerry KEY2 LE

BlackBerry KEY2 LE

August, 2018


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BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry KEY2 LE


BlackBerry Curve 8530

BlackBerry KEY2 LE

Price
EUR: €60EUR: €440
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Querty KeyboardCandybar, 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 trackpadGlass front (Gorilla Glass), plastic back, aluminum frame
Colors
Black, PurpleSlate, Champagne, Atomic
Models
BBE100-4, BBE100-5, BBE100-1, BBE100-2
Display
Type
TFT, 65K colorsIPS 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)
Network
Technology
CDMA / EVDOGSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
CDMA 800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
3G Bands
CDMA2000 1xEV-DOHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41 BBE100-1, BBE100-4 DS (EU, Africa, AU)
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtonesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
256MB ROM32GB ROM, 4GB RAM

64GB ROM, 4GB 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 KbpsHSPA, LTE
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/gWi-Fi 802.11 а,/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR
USB
microUSBUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPSYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Camera
Main Camera
2 MPPrimary: 13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF

Secondary: 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Camera Features
Geo-taggingDual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Yes4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
8 MP

Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAVMP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264/WMVDivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265
Radio
NoFM radio
Software
Operating System (OS)
BlackBerry OS 5.0Android OS, v8.1 (Oreo)
Browser
HTMLHTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IMSMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM
Hardware
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
CPU
528 MHzOcta-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU
Adreno 509
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Keyboard
QWERTYQWERTY
Soft Keys
2
SIM
Mini-SIMSingle 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 mm3.5 mm
Benchmarks
Performance
AnTuTu: 116764 (v7)

GeekBench: 4965 (v4.4)
Battery
Battery Type
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh batteryLi-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Standby
Up to 252 h
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
0.78 W/kg (head) 1.61 W/kg (body)

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