Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Samsung S5560 Marvel

BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
Samsung S5560 Marvel
samsung s5560 marvel
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general 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

hardware 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

display Display

Type TFT TFT resistive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 256K colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 3.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 45.46%
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, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Smile And Blink Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, QVGA Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity 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

memory 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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not 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 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