Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 vs Nokia Lumia 520

BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300
blackberry curve 3g 9300
Nokia Lumia 520
nokia lumia 520
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Nokia
Announced August 2010 February 2013
Status Available - August 2010 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, Red Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 59.47%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM Radio
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 348 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)