Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Nokia 515 vs Nokia 225 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Nokia Nokia
Announced July 2009 August 2013 April 2014
Status Available - August 2009 Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors Black White, Black Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
114 x 48 x 11 mm
(4.49 x 1.89 x 0.43 in)
124 x 55.5 x 10.4 mm
(4.88 x 2.19 x 0.41 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 101.1 g (3.56.0.04 oz) 100.6 g (3.53.0.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 No
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Single piece of anodised, sandblasted aluminium -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Symbian Series 30 Nokia OS Series 30+
Processor 512MHz - -
GPU - -
RAM N/A 64 MB N/A
Internal Memory 256 MB 256 MB -
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT LCD, Gorilla Glass 2 TFT
Colors 65K colors 262K colors 256K colors
Size 2.46 inches 2.4 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 32.47% 35.21%
Multi-Touch no no no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Voice-Guided Self-Portrait, Face Detection, Panorama 1/5' Sensor Size
Video Yes, QVGA Yes, QVGA@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 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 Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 12 Up to 236.8 kbps
3G No HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g No No
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No No
Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Unlimited entries, Photocall 1000 entries 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes Yes
Internal 256 MB 256 MB, 64 MB RAM -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery (BL-4UL)
Capacity 1150 mAh 1200 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 912 h Up to 648 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 10 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 21 h