Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 vs Nokia Lumia 820

BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300
blackberry curve 3g 9300
Nokia Lumia 820
nokia lumia 820
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Nokia
Announced August 2010 Expected September 2012
Status Available - August 2010 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, Red Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 62.04%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss Tessa [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1150 mAh 1650 mAh
Stand by Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 348 h (3G)
Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)