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BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BLU Dash JR

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry BLU
Announced
July 2009 August 2013
Status
Available - August 2009 Coming Soon - September 2013
Colors
Black Black, White, Blue, Silver, Pink, Yellow
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
116.5 x 62 x 12 mm
(4.59 x 2.44 x 0.47 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz) 105 g (3.7 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
N/A
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
65K colors 256K colors
Size
2.46 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
28.52% 50.39%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor
512MHz [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A5 [Similar]
GPU
Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM
N/A 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 MB 512 MB ROM
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video
Yes, QVGA Yes, 480p@30fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 12
3G
No N/A
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB
Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML5

User Memory

Internal
256 MB 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1150 mAh 1000 mAh
Stand by
Up to 408 h Up to 600 h
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 12 h
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