Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Z10

BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
BlackBerry Z10
blackberry z10
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced July 2009 January 2013
Status Available - August 2009 Available - January 31, 2013
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS BlackBerry 10 OS
Processor 512MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 4.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 59.01%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection
Video Yes, QVGA Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [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 No HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 312 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 10 h