BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Bold 9790
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| BlackBerry | BlackBerry |
| Announced | |
| July 2009 | November 2011 |
| Status | |
| Available - August 2009 | Available - December 2011 |
| Colors | |
| Black | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in ) |
110 x 60 x 11.4 mm (4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in) |
| Weight | |
| 106 g (3.74 oz) | 107 g (3.77 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 |
|
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| BlackBerry OS | BlackBerry OS 7.0 |
| Processor | |
| 512MHz [Similar] | Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| RAM | |
| N/A | 768 MB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 256 MB | 8 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 32GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + downloadable | Yes |
| Loud Speaker | |
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, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.0 with A2DP | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11b/g | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| No | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML | HTML |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 256 MB | 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 32GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Capacity | |
| 1150 mAh | (JM-1) |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 408 h | Up to 432 h (2G) Up to 408 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 4 h 30 min | Up to 5 h 10 min (2G) Up to 5 h 20 min (3G) |