BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry 9720

BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Curve 8520

Announced On:July, 2009

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BlackBerry 9720

BlackBerry 9720

Announced On:August, 2013

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BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry 9720

BlackBerry Curve 8520	BlackBerry 9720

Price
EUR: €70	EUR: €130
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 12 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.47 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz)	120 g (4.23 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad	Optical trackpad
Colors
Black	Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink

Type
Display
TFT, 65K colors	IPS LCD
Size
2.46 inches, 18.7 cm² (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)	2.8 inches, 24.3 cm² (~32.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)	480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~214 ppi density)

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

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

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

GPRS
Connectivity
Class 10	Yes
EDGE
Class 10	Yes
Speed
	HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP	2.1, A2DP, EDR
USB
microUSB	microUSB 2.0
GPS
No	Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
	No

Main Camera
Camera
2 MP	5 MP
Camera Features
	LED flash
Video
320p	480p@30fps

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV	MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264/WMV	MP4/H.264/WMV
Radio
No	Stereo FM radio, RDS

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry OS 5.0	BlackBerry OS 7.1
Java
Yes
Browser
HTML	HTML
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Games
Yes + downloadable

CPU
Hardware
512 MHz	806 MHz Tavor MG1
Sensors
	Accelerometer, proximity
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	Optical trackpad
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery	Li-Ion 1450 mAh, removable
Standby
Up to 408 h	Up to 432 h
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min	Up to 7 h
Music Play
	Up to 30 h

Features
Additional Features
Voice memo/dial Predictive text input	BBM key Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

SAR US
Misc
1.22 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
1.02 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)	1.10 W/kg (head)

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