Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry 9720

BlackBerry Curve 8530
blackberry curve 8530
BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced November 2009 August 2013
Status Available - December 2009 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, Purple Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 5.0 BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor 528 MHz [Similar] 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar]
GPU -
RAM N/A 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB ROM 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 32.35%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB ROM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 252 h Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 7 h