Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs BlackBerry Curve 8530

BlackBerry Bold 9780
blackberry bold 9780
BlackBerry Curve 8530
blackberry curve 8530
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced October 2010 November 2009
Status Available - November 2010 Available - December 2009
Colors Black, White Black, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 106 g (3.74 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 BlackBerry OS 5.0
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] 528 MHz [Similar]
GPU
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 256 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT
Colors 65K colors 65K colors
Size 2.44 inches [Similar] 2.46 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 28.52%
Multi-Touch no no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No 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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA 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, UMA 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 256 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 256 MB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1150 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 252 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 4 h 30 min