Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Motorola Moto G

BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
Motorola Moto G
motorola moto g
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Motorola
Announced July 2009 November 2013
Status Available - August 2009 Available - November 2013
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 )
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat
Processor 512MHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type TFT IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% -
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, QVGA Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [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 No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h -
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 24 h