BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930

BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Curve 8520

Announced On:July, 2009

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BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930

BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930

Announced On:May, 2011

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BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930

BlackBerry Curve 8520	BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930

Price
EUR: €70	EUR: €120
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)	115 x 66 x 10.5 mm (4.53 x 2.60 x 0.41 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz)	130 g (4.59 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad	Optical trackpad
Colors
Black	Black

Type
Display
TFT, 65K colors	TFT
Size
2.46 inches, 18.7 cm² (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)	2.8 inches, 24.3 cm² (~32.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)	640 x 480 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~286 ppi density)

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

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

Internal Memory
Memory
256MB	8GB ROM, 768MB RAM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Yes	Yes

GPRS
Connectivity
Class 10	Yes
EDGE
Class 10	Yes
Speed
	HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP	2.1, A2DP, EDR
USB
microUSB	microUSB 2.0
GPS
No	Yes, with A-GPS, BlackBerry Maps
NFC
	Yes

Main Camera
Camera
2 MP	5 MP
Camera Features
	LED flash
Video
320p	720p

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

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry OS 5.0	BlackBerry OS 7.0
Java
Yes
Browser
HTML	HTML
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Games
Yes + downloadable	Yes + downloadable

CPU
Hardware
512 MHz	1.2 GHz QC 8655
Sensors
	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
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
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 408 h	Up to 307 h (2G) / Up to 307 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min	Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Music Play
	Up to 50 h

Features
Additional Features
Voice memo/dial Predictive text input	BlackBerry maps Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

SAR US
Misc
1.22 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body)	1.38 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
1.02 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)	0.77 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body)

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