Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Bold 9790

BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
BlackBerry Bold 9790
blackberry bold 9790
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced July 2009 November 2011
Status Available - August 2009 Available - December 2011
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 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 106 g (3.74 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

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

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G No HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent)
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB 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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1150 mAh (JM-1)
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 5 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)