Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300

BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300
blackberry curve 3g 9300
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced July 2009 August 2010
Status Available - August 2009 Available - August 2010
Colors Black Black, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 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 106 g (3.74 oz) 104 g (3.67 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0
Processor 512MHz [Similar]
GPU
RAM N/A 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features
Video Yes, QVGA Yes
Front Camera 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
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G No HSDPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent)
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support; BlackBerry Maps
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
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 1150 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 348 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)