BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Bold 9780

BlackBerry Bold 9780

Announced On:October, 2010

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BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Curve 8520

Announced On:July, 2009

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BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Bold 9780	BlackBerry Curve 8520

Price
EUR: €90	EUR: €70
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Querty Keyboard	Candybar, Querty Keyboard
Dimensions
109 x 60 x 14 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)	109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight
122 g (4.30 oz)	106 g (3.74 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad	Optical trackpad
Colors
Black, White	Black

Type
Display
TFT, 65K colors	TFT, 65K colors
Size
2.44 inches, 18.4 cm² (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)	2.46 inches, 18.7 cm² (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~246 ppi density)	320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA	GSM
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
256MB ROM, 512MB RAM	256MB
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Yes	Yes

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes	Class 10
EDGE
Yes	Class 10
Speed
HSPA
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UMA	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP	2.0, A2DP
USB
microUSB 2.0	microUSB
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS	No

Main Camera
Camera
5 MP, AF	2 MP
Camera Features
LED flash
Video
Yes	320p

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
Media MP3/WMA/AAC+	MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV
Video Format Support
DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp	MP4/H.264/WMV
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry OS 6.0	BlackBerry OS 5.0
Java
Yes, MIDP 2.0	Yes
Browser
HTML	HTML
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
Games
Yes + downloadable	Yes + downloadable

CPU
Hardware
624 MHz	512 MHz
Keyboard
QWERTY	QWERTY
Soft Keys
	2
SIM
Mini-SIM	Mini-SIM
Speakers
Yes	Yes Dedicated music keys
Navigation / Controls Keys
Touch-sensitive optical trackpad	Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Po 1500 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 528 h (2G) / Up to 408 h (3G)	Up to 408 h
Talk Time
Up to 6 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)	Up to 4 h 30 min

Features
Additional Features
BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp Voice memo/dial Predictive text input	Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

SAR US
Misc
1.41 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body)	1.22 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
1.15 W/kg (head) 0.40 W/kg (body)	1.02 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)

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