Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini

BlackBerry Curve 8530
blackberry curve 8530
Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini
samsung i8190 galaxy s iii mini
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced November 2009 October 2012
Status Available - December 2009 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, Purple White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm
(4.79 x 2.48 x 0.39 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 111.5 g (3.92.0.18 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 5.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 528 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8420 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB ROM 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 59.57%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No 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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB ROM 16 GB, 1 GB 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 present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1150 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 252 h Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 430 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 14 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)