BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Passport

BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Passport


BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Passport

Price
EUR: €70EUR: €170
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Querty KeyboardCandybar, Querty Keyboard
Dimensions
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)128 x 90.3 x 9.3 mm (5.04 x 3.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz)196 g (6.91 oz)
Build
Optical trackpadGlass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, aluminum frame

Capacitive touch 3-row BlackBerry keyboard
Colors
BlackBlack, White, Red, Black&Gold, Silver
Display
Type
TFT, 65K colorsIPS LCD
Size
2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)4.5 inches, 65.3 cm2 (~56.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)1440 x 1440 pixels, 1:1 ratio (~453 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Network
Technology
GSMGSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtonesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
256MB32GB ROM, 3GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 5.0
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Yes
Connectivity
GPRS
Class 10Yes
EDGE
Class 10Yes
Speed
HSPA, LTE
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11b/gWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP4.0, A2DP, LE
USB
microUSBmicroUSB 2.0 (SlimPort)
GPS
NoYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Camera
Main Camera
2 MP13 MP, f/2.0, 30mm (standard), AF, OIS
Camera Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
320p1080p@60fps
Selfie Camera
2 MP, f/2.8, 28mm (wide)

Video: 720p
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAVMP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264/WMVDivX/XviD/MP4/WMV/H.264
Radio
NoFM radio, RDS
Software
Operating System (OS)
BlackBerry OS 5.0BlackBerry OS 10.3
Upgradable
Upgradable to v10.3.2
Java
YesYes, MIDP 2.1
Browser
HTMLHTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IMSMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6
Games
Yes + downloadable
Hardware
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8974AA Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU
512 MHzQuad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400
GPU
Adreno 330
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Keyboard
QWERTYQWERTY
Soft Keys
2
SIM
Mini-SIMNano-SIM
Speakers
Yes

Dedicated music keys
Yes, with stereo speakers
Navigation / Controls Keys
Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
Audio Jack
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Benchmarks
Performance
Basemark X: 10682
Battery
Battery Type
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh batteryLi-Ion 3450 mAh, non-removable
Standby
Up to 408 hUp to 432 h (2G) / Up to 444 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 minUp to 18 h (2G) / Up to 23 h (3G)
Music Play
Up to 84 h
Additional Features
Features
Voice memo/dial

Predictive text input
Misc
SAR US
1.22 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
1.02 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)

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