BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Plum Velocity II

BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Curve 8520

Announced On:July, 2009

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Plum Velocity II

Plum Velocity II

Announced On:September, 2013

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BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Plum Velocity II

BlackBerry Curve 8520	Plum Velocity II

Price
EUR: €70	EUR: N/A
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)	110.5 x 64.5 x 12.4 mm (4.35 x 2.54 x 0.49 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz)	190 g (6.70 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad
Colors
Black	Black, White, Blue, Red

Type
Display
TFT, 65K colors	TFT, 256K colors
Size
2.46 inches, 18.7 cm² (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)	2.6 inches, 20.1 cm² (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)	320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~222 ppi density)

Technology
Network
GSM	GSM / HSPA
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Bands
	HSDPA 850 / 1900

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

Internal Memory
Memory
256MB	512MB ROM, 512MB RAM
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Yes

GPRS
Connectivity
Class 10	Class 12
EDGE
Class 10	Class 12
Speed
	Yes, 384 kbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, hotspot
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP	2.0
USB
microUSB	microUSB
GPS
No	Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
	No

Main Camera
Camera
2 MP	5 MP
Camera Features
	LED flash
Video
320p	Yes
Selfie Camera
	1.3 MP

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

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry OS 5.0	Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Java
Yes
Browser
HTML	HTML
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Games
Yes + downloadable

Chipset
Hardware
	Mediatek MT6575M (65 nm)
CPU
512 MHz	1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
	PowerVR SGX531
Sensors
	Accelerometer
Keyboard
QWERTY	QWERTY
Soft Keys
2	2
SIM
Mini-SIM	Dual 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	Li-Ion 1200 mAh, removable
Standby
Up to 408 h	Up to 200 h
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min	Up to 5 h

Features
Additional Features
Voice memo/dial 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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