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BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs BlackBerry Curve 8530

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced
October 2010 November 2009
Status
Available - November 2010 Available - December 2009
Colors
Black, White Black, Purple
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight
122 g (4.3 oz) 106 g (3.74 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT TFT
Colors
65K colors 65K colors
Size
2.44 inches [Similar] 2.46 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
28.17% 28.52%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS 6.0 BlackBerry OS 5.0
Processor
624 MHz [Similar] 528 MHz [Similar]
GPU
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
256 MB storage 256 MB ROM
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included microSD, up to 32GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video
Yes Yes
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes No
Edge
Yes No
3G
HSDPA Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML

User Memory

Internal
256 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 256 MB ROM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included microSD, up to 32GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1500 mAh 1150 mAh
Stand by
Up to 528 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 252 h
Talk Time
Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 4 h 30 min
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