Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)

BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)
samsung galaxy tab 2 (7.0)
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced July 2009 February 2012
Status Available - August 2009 Available - April 2012
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 )
193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 344 g (12.13 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 512MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB 8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 57.85%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection
Video Yes, QVGA Yes, 1080p@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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1150 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)