Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Nokia 206 vs Nokia Asha 503 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Nokia Nokia
Announced July 2009 November 2012 October 2013
Status Available - August 2009 Available - December 2012 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors Black Cyan , Magenta, Yellow, Black, White Yellow, black, green, red, blue, white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
116 x 49.4 x 12.4 mm, 64 cc (4.57 x 1.94 x 0.49 in)
(4.57 x 1.94 x 0.49 in, 2.52 cc (0.18 x 0.08 x 0.02 in))
102.6 x 60.6 x 12.7 mm
(4.04 x 2.39 x 0.5 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 91 g (3.21 oz) (3.21 oz (0.11.0.74 oz)) 111.4 g (3.92.0.14 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 1900 SIM 1
GSM 900 / 1800 SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Proprietary OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.2
Processor 512MHz - -
GPU - -
RAM N/A N/A 64 MB
Internal Memory 256 MB 64 MB storage N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

display Display

Type TFT TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 65K colors 256K colors
Size 2.46 inches 2.4 inches 3.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 31.00% 45.05%
Multi-Touch no no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features -
Video Yes, QVGA Yes, QCIF@15fps Yes, QVGA@15fps
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 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 12 Up to 236.8 kbps
3G No No HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No No
Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Unlimited entries, Photocall Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal 256 MB 64MB storage 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1150 mAh 1100 mAh (BL-4U) 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 680 h Up to 480 h (2G)
Up to 480 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 20 h Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)