Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs Samsung Galaxy 551

BlackBerry Curve 8530
blackberry curve 8530
Samsung Galaxy 551
samsung galaxy 551
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced November 2009 October 2010
Status Available - December 2009 Available - Q4 2010
Colors Black, Purple Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
111 x 55 x 15.2 mm
(4.37 x 2.17 x 0.6 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 117 g (4.13 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 5.0 Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
Processor 528 MHz [Similar] 600 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM N/A N/A
Internal Memory 256 MB ROM 160 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 3.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 240 x 400 pixels (146 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 47.59%
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] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus,
Video Yes Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge No Class 12
3G Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA
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/n, DLNA, 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 160 MB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included

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 present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 252 h Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)