Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Nokia 225 Dual SIM

BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
Nokia 225 Dual SIM
nokia 225 dual sim
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Nokia
Announced July 2009 April 2014
Status Available - August 2009 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors Black Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
124 x 55.5 x 10.4 mm
(4.88 x 2.19 x 0.41 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 100.6 g (3.53.0.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network No
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Nokia OS Series 30+
Processor 512MHz [Similar] -
GPU -
RAM N/A N/A
Internal Memory 256 MB -
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT
Colors 65K colors 256K colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 35.21%
Multi-Touch no no

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, 1600 x 1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features 1/5' Sensor Size
Video Yes, QVGA Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G No No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g No
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No
Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Unlimited entries, Photocall 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 256 MB -
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 not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BL-4UL)
Capacity 1150 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 648 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 21 h