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BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Bold 9000

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced
July 2009 May 2008
Status
Available - August 2009 Discontinued
Colors
Black Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
114 x 66 x 14 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.55 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT TFT
Colors
65K colors 65K colors
Size
2.46 inches [Similar] 2.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 320 pixels (222 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
28.52% 26.72%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS BlackBerry OS
Processor
512MHz [Similar] 624 MHz [Similar]
GPU
-
RAM
N/A 128 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 MB 1 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 8 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
-
Video
Yes, QVGA Yes
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G
No HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
USB
Yes, microUSB Yes, miniUSB v2.0
GPS
No Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps
Browser
HTML HTML

User Memory

Internal
256 MB 1 GB storage, 128 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 8 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1150 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 408 h Up to 310 h
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 5 h
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