Nokia E5 vs BlackBerry Curve 8980

Nokia E5

April, 2010

BlackBerry Curve 8980

December, 2012

Nokia E5 vs BlackBerry Curve 8980


Nokia E5

BlackBerry Curve 8980

Price
EUR: €90EUR: €70
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Querty KeyboardCandybar, Querty Keyboard
Dimensions
115 x 58.9 x 12.8 mm, 75 cc (4.53 x 2.32 x 0.50 in)109 x 60 x 13.6 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.54 in)
Weight
126 g (4.44 oz)117 g (4.13 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad
Colors
Carbon Black, Chalk White, Sky Blue, Copper Brown, Silver GreyBlack
Display
Type
TFT, 256K colorsTFT
Size
2.36 inches, 17.2 cm2 (~25.5% screen-to-body ratio)2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~27.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~169 ppi density)480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~250 ppi density)
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPAGSM
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3 ringtonesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
250MB ROM, 256MB RAM256MB
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB includedmicroSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Detailed, max 30 days
Connectivity
GPRS
Class 32Yes
EDGE
Class 32Yes
Speed
HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP & DLNA technologyWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP2.1, A2DP
USB
microUSB 2.0microUSB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, Ovi MapsYes, with A-GPS
Camera
Main Camera
5 MP3.15 MP, AF
Camera Features
LED flashLED flash
Video
480p@15fpsYes
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264/WMVMP4/H.264/WMV
Radio
Stereo FM radio, RDSNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
Symbian OS v9.3, S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2BlackBerry OS 5.0
Java
Yes, MIDP 2.0Yes
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash LiteHTML
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IMSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
Games
Downloadable
Hardware
CPU
600 MHz ARM 11
Keyboard
QWERTYQWERTY
Soft Keys
22
SIM
Mini-SIMMini-SIM
Speakers
YesYes
Navigation / Controls Keys
D-PadOptical trackpad
Audio Jack
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Battery
Battery Type
Removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery (BL-4D)Removable Li-Ion battery
Standby
Up to 635 h (2G) / Up to 670 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 13 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 15 min (3G)
Music Play
Up to 38 h
Additional Features
Features
Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), PDF viewer

Voice command/dial

Predictive text input
BlackBerry maps

Document viewer

Photo viewer

Voice dial/memo

Predictive text input
Misc
SAR US
1.18 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body)0.64 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.88 W/kg (head)

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