Phone Comparison - Samsung S5560 Marvel vs BlackBerry Curve 8520

Samsung S5560 Marvel
samsung s5560 marvel
BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BlackBerry
Announced October 2009 July 2009
Status Available - November 2009 Available - August 2009
Colors Black, Anelka edition Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 106 x 53.5 x 11.9 mm
(4.17 x 2.11 x 0.47 in)
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
Weight 96 g (3.39 oz) 106 g (3.74 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Proprietary, UI - Samsung TouchWiz BlackBerry OS
Processor 512MHz [Similar]
GPU
RAM N/A N/A
Internal Memory 78 MB 256 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen TFT
Colors 256K colors 65K colors
Size 3.0 inches [Similar] 2.46 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 45.46% 28.52%
Multi-Touch yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Smile And Blink Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes Yes, QVGA
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G No No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB
GPS No No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook 2000 entries, Photocall Unlimited entries, Photocall
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 78 MB 256 MB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 960 mAh 1150 mAh
Stand by Up to 620 h Up to 408 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 30 min Up to 4 h 30 min