Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 9720 vs BlackBerry Curve 8530

BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
BlackBerry Curve 8530
blackberry curve 8530
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced August 2013 November 2009
Status Available - August 2013 Available - December 2009
Colors Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink Black, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 106 g (3.74 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 BlackBerry OS 5.0
Processor 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar] 528 MHz [Similar]
GPU -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 256 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 16M colors 65K colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 2.46 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 32.35% 28.52%
Multi-Touch yes no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps 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, 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

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 256 MB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1450 mAh 1150 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 252 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 4 h 30 min