BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Key2

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June, 2018


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BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Key2


BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Key2

Price
EUR: €70EUR: €500
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PKR: N/APKR: Rs.102,999
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)151.4 x 71.8 x 8.5 mm (5.96 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz)168 g (5.93 oz)
Build
Optical trackpadGlass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, aluminum frame (7000 series)

Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard
Colors
BlackBlack, Silver, Red
Models
BBF100-6, BBF100-1, BBF100-2, BBF100-4
Display
Type
TFT, 65K colorsIPS LCD
Size
2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)4.5 inches, 60.0 cm2 (~55.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)1080 x 1620 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~434 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Network
Technology
GSMGSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (BBF100-6 model only)
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41 EU, Africa, AU (BBF100-1)
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtonesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
256MB64GB ROM, 6GB RAM

128GB ROM, 6GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 5.1
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Yes
Connectivity
GPRS
Class 10Yes
EDGE
Class 10Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11b/gWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR
USB
microUSBUSB Type-C 3.0, OTG
GPS
NoYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS2
NFC
Yes
Camera
Main Camera
2 MPPrimary: 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.3", 1.28µm, dual pixel PDAF

Secondary: 12 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF
Camera Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
320p4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 1.12µm

Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAVMP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264/WMVDivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265
Radio
NoFM radio
Software
Operating System (OS)
BlackBerry OS 5.0Android OS, v8.1 (Oreo)
Java
Yes
Browser
HTMLHTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IMSMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM
Games
Yes + downloadable
Hardware
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU
512 MHzOcta-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU
Adreno 512
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Keyboard
QWERTYQWERTY
Soft Keys
2
SIM
Mini-SIMSingle SIM (Nano-SIM)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) BBF100-6 only
Speakers
Yes

Dedicated music keys
Yes
Navigation / Controls Keys
Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
Audio Jack
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Benchmarks
Performance
AnTuTu: 140984 (v7)

GeekBench: 5830 (v4.4)

GFXBench: 11fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Battery
Battery Type
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh batteryLi-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
Standby
Up to 408 h
Charging
18W wired, QC3, 50% in 36 min (advertised)
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min
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)0.72 W/kg (head) 1.68 W/kg (body)

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