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BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Nokia 225 Dual SIM

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry Nokia
Announced
July 2009 April 2014
Status
Available - August 2009 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors
Black Various
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
124 x 55.5 x 10.4 mm
(4.88 x 2.19 x 0.41 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz) 100.6 g (3.53.0.21 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
No
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT TFT
Colors
65K colors 256K colors
Size
2.46 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
28.52% 35.21%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS Nokia OS Series 30+
Processor
512MHz [Similar] -
GPU
-
RAM
N/A N/A
Internal Memory
256 MB -
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
1/5' Sensor Size
Video
Yes, QVGA Yes, QVGA@15fps
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 Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G
No No
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g No
USB
Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
No No
Browser
HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

User Memory

Phonebook
Unlimited entries, Photocall 1000 entries
Call Records
Practically unlimited Yes
Internal
256 MB -
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 (BL-4UL)
Capacity
1150 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by
Up to 408 h Up to 648 h
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 21 h
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