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BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Bold 9790

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced
July 2009 November 2011
Status
Available - August 2009 Available - December 2011
Colors
Black Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
110 x 60 x 11.4 mm
(4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
65K colors 16M colors
Size
2.46 inches [Similar] 2.45 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
28.52% 28.14%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS BlackBerry OS 7.0
Processor
512MHz [Similar] Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz [Similar]
GPU
RAM
N/A 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 MB 8 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

Camera

Rear Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, QVGA Yes, VGA
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

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, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent)
USB
Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML

User Memory

Internal
256 MB 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1150 mAh (JM-1)
Stand by
Up to 408 h Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 5 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
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