BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Samsung S5560 Marvel
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| BlackBerry | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| July 2009 | October 2009 |
| Status | |
| Available - August 2009 | Available - November 2009 |
| Colors | |
| Black | Black, Anelka edition |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in ) |
106 x 53.5 x 11.9 mm (4.17 x 2.11 x 0.47 in) |
| Weight | |
| 106 g (3.74 oz) | 96 g (3.39 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| BlackBerry OS | Proprietary, UI - Samsung TouchWiz |
| Processor | |
| 512MHz [Similar] | |
| GPU | |
| RAM | |
| N/A | N/A |
| Internal Memory | |
| 256 MB | 78 MB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 16GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| 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 | No |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.0 with A2DP | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11b/g | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| No | No |
| Browser | |
| HTML | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML |
User Memory
| Phonebook | |
| Unlimited entries, Photocall | 2000 entries, Photocall |
| Call Records | |
| Practically unlimited | Yes |
| Internal | |
| 256 MB | 78 MB |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 16GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Capacity | |
| 1150 mAh | 960 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 408 h | Up to 620 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 4 h 30 min | Up to 9 h 30 min |