Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs Motorola Moto G

BlackBerry Curve 8530
blackberry curve 8530
Motorola Moto G
motorola moto g
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Motorola
Announced November 2009 November 2013
Status Available - December 2009 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, Purple Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 5.0 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat
Processor 528 MHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB ROM 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type TFT IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% -
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB ROM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No

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 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 252 h -
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 24 h