Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Samsung Galaxy Ace Style

BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
Samsung Galaxy Ace Style
samsung galaxy ace style
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced July 2009 April 2014
Status Available - August 2009 Available - April 2014
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 )
121.2 x 62.7 x 10.7 mm
(4.77 x 2.47 x 0.42 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 512MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU -
RAM N/A 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 60.05%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Sound & Shot, Best Shot, Best Photo, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, QVGA Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 14.4 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 support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h -
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min -