BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BLU Samba W

BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Curve 8520

Announced On:July, 2009

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BLU Samba W

BLU Samba W

Announced On:August, 2013

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BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BLU Samba W

BlackBerry Curve 8520	BLU Samba W

Price
EUR: €70	EUR: €20
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)	107.8 x 59.8 x 14 mm (4.24 x 2.35 x 0.55 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz)	80 g (2.82 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad
Colors
Black	Blue, Silver, Pink Grey

Type
Display
TFT, 65K colors	TFT, 65K colors
Size
2.46 inches, 18.7 cm² (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)	2.0 inches, 12.6 cm² (~19.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)	176 x 220 pixels (~141 ppi density)

Technology
Network
GSM	GSM
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1

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

Internal Memory
Memory
256MB	128MB ROM, 64MB RAM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall	Yes
Call Records
Yes	Yes

GPRS
Connectivity
Class 10	Class 12
EDGE
Class 10	Class 12
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP	3.0
USB
microUSB	microUSB
GPS
No	No
NFC
	No

Main Camera
Camera
2 MP	1.3 MP
Video
320p	Yes

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

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry OS 5.0	BLU OS
Java
Yes
Browser
HTML	WAP 2.0
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM	SMS, MMS, IM
Games
Yes + downloadable	Downloadable

CPU
Hardware
512 MHz
Keyboard
QWERTY	QWERTY
Soft Keys
2	2
SIM
Mini-SIM	Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
Speakers
Yes Dedicated music keys	Yes
Navigation / Controls Keys
Touch-sensitive optical trackpad	D-Pad
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery	Li-Ion 820 mAh, removable
Standby
Up to 408 h	Up to 600 h
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min	Up to 11 h

Features
Additional Features
Voice memo/dial Predictive text input	SNS apps Analog TV Predictive text input

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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