Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry Bold 9780

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

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced November 2009 October 2010
Status Available - December 2009 Available - November 2010
Colors Black, Purple Black, White
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 14 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO 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 5.0 BlackBerry OS 6.0
Processor 528 MHz [Similar] 624 MHz [Similar]
GPU
RAM N/A 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB ROM 256 MB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
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 Auto focus,
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
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, UMA
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 256 MB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included

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-Po
Capacity 1150 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 252 h Up to 528 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)