BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Classic
General Info
Manufacturer | |
BlackBerry | BlackBerry |
Announced | |
July 2009 | June 2014 |
Status | |
Available - August 2009 | Available - November 2014 |
Colors | |
Black | Black |
Form Factor | |
Candybar | Candybar |
Dimension | |
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in ) |
131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm (5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in) |
Weight | |
106 g (3.74 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
2G Network | |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
3G Network | |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
4G Network | |
- | LTE |
Messaging | |
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
OS | |
BlackBerry OS | BlackBerry 10.3 OS |
User Interface | |
- | Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait |
Processor | |
512MHz [Similar] | Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus |
GPU | |
Adreno 225 [Similar] | |
RAM | |
N/A | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
Internal Memory | |
256 MB | 16 GB |
External Memory | |
microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
Multimedia
3.5mm Jack | |
Radio | |
No | No |
Games | |
Yes + downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
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, HSUPA, LTE |
Bluetooth | |
Yes, v2.0 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE |
Wi-Fi | |
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
USB | |
Yes, microUSB | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
GPS | |
No | Yes, with A-GPS support |
Browser | |
HTML | HTML5 |
User Memory
Internal | |
256 MB | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
Expandable Storage | |
microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
USB OTG | |
- | Not Supported |
Sensors
Fingerprint | |
Proximity Sensor | |
Accelerometer Sensor | |
NFC | |
Battery
Type | |
Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
Capacity | |
1150 mAh | 2515 mAh |
Stand by | |
Up to 408 h | Up to 348 h (2G) Up to 365 h (3G) |
Talk Time | |
Up to 4 h 30 min | Up to 11 h 40 min (2G) Up to 17 h 10 min (3G) |