Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4

BlackBerry Curve 8530
blackberry curve 8530
Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4
samsung i9506 galaxy s4
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced November 2009 Q3 2013
Status Available - December 2009 Available - Q3 2013
Colors Black, Purple White Frost, Black Mist / Arctic Blue, Red Aurora
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 5.0 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 528 MHz [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB ROM 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 72.15%
Multi-Touch no yes

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] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB ROM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 252 h Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 17 h (3G)