Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Samsung Galaxy A3

BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
Samsung Galaxy A3
samsung galaxy a3
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced July 2009 October 2014
Status Available - August 2009 Available - November 2014
Price - Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 512MHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU -
RAM N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 65.39%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No -
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video Yes, QVGA 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G No HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h -
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min -