BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry 8820

BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Curve 8520

Announced On:July, 2009

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BlackBerry 8820

BlackBerry 8820

Announced On:July, 2007

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BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry 8820

BlackBerry Curve 8520	BlackBerry 8820

Price
EUR: €70	EUR: €110
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 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)	114 x 66 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz)	134 g (4.73 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad	Trackball
Colors
Black	Silver

Type
Display
TFT, 65K colors	65K colors
Size
2.46 inches, 18.7 cm² (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)	2.5 inches, 19.4 cm² (~25.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)	320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)

Technology
Network
GSM	GSM
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

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

Internal Memory
Memory
256MB	64MB ROM, 16MB RAM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSD (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall	Yes
Call Records
Yes	Yes

GPRS
Connectivity
Class 10	Yes
EDGE
Class 10	Yes
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP	2.0, A2DP
USB
microUSB	miniUSB
GPS
No	Yes

Main Camera
Camera
2 MP
Video
320p

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264/WMV
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry OS 5.0	BlackBerry OS
Java
Yes	Yes
Browser
HTML	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM	SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Games
Yes + downloadable	Yes

CPU
Hardware
512 MHz	32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
Keyboard
QWERTY	QWERTY
Soft Keys
2	2
SIM
Mini-SIM	Mini-SIM
Speakers
Yes Dedicated music keys	Yes
Navigation / Controls Keys
Touch-sensitive optical trackpad	Trackball navigation
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 408 h	Up to 520 h
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min	Up to 5 h

Features
Additional Features
Voice memo/dial Predictive text input	BlackBerry maps Media player Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Voice dial

SAR US
Misc
1.22 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body)	1.28 W/kg (head) 1.58 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
1.02 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)	1.00 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body)

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