BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Pearl 8100

BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Curve 8520

Announced On:July, 2009

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BlackBerry Pearl 8100

BlackBerry Pearl 8100

Announced On:September, 2006

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BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Pearl 8100

BlackBerry Curve 8520	BlackBerry Pearl 8100

Price
EUR: €70	EUR: €200
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)	107 x 50 x 14.5 mm (4.21 x 1.97 x 0.57 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz)	89.5 g (3.14 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad
Colors
Black	Black, White, Red

Type
Display
TFT, 65K colors	65K colors Wallpapers
Size
2.46 inches, 18.7 cm² (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)	2.2 inches, 15.6 cm² (~29.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)	240 x 260 pixels (~161 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, Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
256MB	64MB
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	No
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP	2.0
USB
microUSB	Proprietary
GPS
No	No

Main Camera
Camera
2 MP	1.3 MP
Camera Features
	LED flash
Video
320p	No

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	HTML
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM	SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Games
Yes + downloadable	Yes + downloadable

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
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 900 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 408 h	Up to 360 h
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min	Up to 3 h 30 min

Features
Additional Features
Voice memo/dial Predictive text input	Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Media player SureType keyboard software Organizer

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)

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