Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Nokia X2

BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
Nokia X2
nokia x2
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Nokia
Announced July 2009 June 2014
Status Available - August 2009 Available - June 2014
Colors Black Bright green, bright red, cyan, yellow, black, white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
121.7 x 68.3 x 11.1 mm
(4.79 x 2.69 x 0.44 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Scratch-resistant glass
- ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Nokia X Software Platform 2.0 Based on Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 512MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 302 [Similar]
RAM N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 63.29%
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] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED Flash
Features 1/4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, Face Detection
Video Yes, QVGA Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA, 480p [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 HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 4 GB, 1 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 552 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)