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BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced
July 2009 August 2010
Status
Available - August 2009 Available - August 2010
Colors
Black Black, Red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
109 x 60 x 13.9 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
106 g (3.74 oz) 104 g (3.67 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

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

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0
Processor
512MHz [Similar]
GPU
RAM
N/A 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 MB N/A
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

Camera

Rear Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
Video
Yes, QVGA Yes
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

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 Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G
No HSDPA
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent)
USB
Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
No Yes, with A-GPS support; BlackBerry Maps
Browser
HTML HTML

User Memory

Internal
256 MB 256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
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 1150 mAh
Stand by
Up to 408 h Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 348 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
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