Samsung Galaxy 551 vs BlackBerry Curve 8530
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | BlackBerry |
| Announced | |
| October 2010 | November 2009 |
| Status | |
| Available - Q4 2010 | Available - December 2009 |
| Colors | |
| Black | Black, Purple |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
111 x 55 x 15.2 mm (4.37 x 2.17 x 0.6 in) |
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in) |
| Weight | |
| 117 g (4.13 oz) | 106 g (3.74 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | CDMA 800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 2100 |
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | No |
| Edge | |
| Class 12 | No |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA | 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/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | 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 | |
| 160 MB | 256 MB ROM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included | microSD, up to 32GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Capacity | |
| 1200 mAh | 1150 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 520 h (2G) Up to 370 h (3G) |
Up to 252 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 9 h (2G) Up to 5 h (3G) |
Up to 4 h 30 min |