Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BLU Dash JR

BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
BLU Dash JR
blu dash jr
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BLU
Announced July 2009 August 2013
Status Available - August 2009 Coming Soon - September 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
116.5 x 62 x 12 mm
(4.59 x 2.44 x 0.47 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 105 g (3.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor 512MHz [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A5 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM N/A 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 256K colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 50.39%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, QVGA Yes, 480p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 12
3G No N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 512 MB ROM, 256 MB 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 not 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 1000 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 600 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 12 h