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Samsung S5560 Marvel vs BlackBerry Curve 8520

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung BlackBerry
Announced
October 2009 July 2009
Status
Available - November 2009 Available - August 2009
Colors
Black, Anelka edition Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
106 x 53.5 x 11.9 mm
(4.17 x 2.11 x 0.47 in)
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
Weight
96 g (3.39 oz) 106 g (3.74 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
Messaging
SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT resistive touchscreen TFT
Colors
256K colors 65K colors
Size
3.0 inches [Similar] 2.46 inches [Similar]
Resolution
240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
45.46% 28.52%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Proprietary, UI - Samsung TouchWiz BlackBerry OS
Processor
512MHz [Similar]
GPU
RAM
N/A N/A
Internal Memory
78 MB 256 MB
External Memory
microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 32GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Smile And Blink Detection, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes Yes, QVGA
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS 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 No
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB
GPS
No No
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML

User Memory

Phonebook
2000 entries, Photocall Unlimited entries, Photocall
Call Records
Yes Practically unlimited
Internal
78 MB 256 MB
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 32GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
960 mAh 1150 mAh
Stand by
Up to 620 h Up to 408 h
Talk Time
Up to 9 h 30 min Up to 4 h 30 min
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