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BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Q10

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced
July 2009 January 2013
Status
Available - August 2009 Available - April 2013
Colors
Black Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar, QWERTY
Dimension
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
65K colors 16M colors
Size
2.46 inches [Similar] 3.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
28.52% 38.91%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS BlackBerry 10 OS
Processor
512MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX544 [Similar]
RAM
N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 MB 16 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection
Video
Yes, QVGA Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
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
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, 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 storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1150 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by
Up to 408 h -
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 10 h
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