Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs Samsung Galaxy 551
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| Manufacturer | BlackBerry | Samsung |
| Announced | November 2009 | October 2010 |
| Status | Available - December 2009 | Available - Q4 2010 |
| Colors | Black, Purple | Black |
| Form Factor | Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension |
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in) |
111 x 55 x 15.2 mm (4.37 x 2.17 x 0.6 in) |
| Weight | 106 g (3.74 oz) | 117 g (4.13 oz) |
| 2G Network | CDMA 800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 2100 |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
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| OS | BlackBerry OS 5.0 | Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3.6 (Gingerbread) |
| Processor | 528 MHz [Similar] | 600 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] |
| GPU | Adreno 200 [Similar] | |
| RAM | N/A | N/A |
| Internal Memory | 256 MB ROM | 160 MB |
| External Memory | microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included |
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| Type | TFT | TFT capacitive touchscreen |
| Colors | 65K colors | 16M colors |
| Size | 2.46 inches [Similar] | 3.2 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) | 240 x 400 pixels (146 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 28.52% | 47.59% |
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| Radio | No | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | Yes | Yes + Downloadable |
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| Rear Camera | 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] | 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | No | No |
| Features | Geo-tagging | Auto focus, |
| Video | Yes | Yes, QVGA@15fps |
| Front Camera | No [Similar] | No [Similar] |
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| GPRS | No | Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps |
| Edge | No | Class 12 |
| 3G | Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps | HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | Yes, microUSB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | HTML | HTML |
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| Internal | 256 MB ROM | 160 MB |
| Expandable Storage | microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included |
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| Type | Standard battery, Li-Ion | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | 1150 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Stand by | Up to 252 h | Up to 520 h (2G) Up to 370 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 4 h 30 min | Up to 9 h (2G) Up to 5 h (3G) |
