Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9650 vs BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Bold 9790

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced April 2010 July 2009 November 2011
Status Available - July 2010 Available - August 2009 Available - December 2011
Colors Black Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112 x 62 x 14 mm
(4.41 x 2.44 x 0.55 in )
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
110 x 60 x 11.4 mm
(4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
Weight 136 g (4.8 oz) 106 g (3.74 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA/EVDO Rev A 800/1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS BlackBerry OS BlackBerry OS 7.0
Processor 512MHz Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz
GPU
RAM N/A N/A 768 MB
Internal Memory 512 MB 256 MB 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches 2.46 inches 2.45 inches
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 26.53% 28.52% 28.14%
Multi-Touch no no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + downloadable Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes Yes, QVGA Yes, VGA
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity 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 Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps No HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent)
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB 256 MB 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1400 mAh 1150 mAh (JM-1)
Stand by Up to 312 h Up to 408 h Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 5 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)