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BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced
July 2009 May 2011
Status
Available - August 2009 Available - August 2011
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 )
115 x 66 x 10.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.6 x 0.41 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz) 130 g (4.59 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] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 640 x 480 pixels (286 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
28.52% 31.92%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS BlackBerry OS 7.0
Processor
512MHz [Similar] 1.2 GHz QC 8655 [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
Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, QVGA Yes, 720p
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 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band
USB
Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
No Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps
Browser
HTML HTML

User Memory

Internal
256 MB 8GB 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 1230 mAh
Stand by
Up to 408 h Up to 307 h (2G)
Up to 307 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
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