Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Nokia Lumia 1020

BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
Nokia Lumia 1020
nokia lumia 1020
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Nokia
Announced July 2009 July 2013
Status Available - August 2009 Available - July 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8
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 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type TFT AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 61.80%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels) [Similar]
Flash No Xenon Flash
Features Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama
Video Yes, QVGA Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G No HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No
USB OTG - Supported

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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover
Capacity 1150 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 384 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)