BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry Keyone

BlackBerry Curve 8530

BlackBerry Curve 8530

November, 2009


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BlackBerry Keyone

BlackBerry Keyone

February, 2017


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BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry Keyone


BlackBerry Curve 8530

BlackBerry Keyone

Price
EUR: €60EUR: €290
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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)149.1 x 72.4 x 9.4 mm (5.87 x 2.85 x 0.37 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz)180 g (6.35 oz)
Build
Optical trackpadGlass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame

Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard
Colors
Black, PurpleBlack/Silver, Black, Bronze
Models
BBB100-2, BBB100-7, BBB100-1, BBB100-5, BBB100-3, BBB100-4
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 (~55.6% 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 4
Network
Technology
CDMA / EVDOGSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
CDMA 800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (BBB100-4 only)
3G Bands
CDMA2000 1xEV-DOHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtonesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
256MB ROM32GB ROM, 3GB RAM

64GB ROM, 4GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 5.1
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Connectivity
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 KbpsHSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/gWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR
USB
microUSBUSB Type-C 3.1, OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPSYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS2
NFC
Yes
Camera
Main Camera
2 MP12 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3", 1.55µm, PDAF
Camera Features
Geo-taggingDual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Yes4K@30fps
Selfie Camera
8 MP, f/2.2, 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, v7.1 (Nougat)
Upgradable
Upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Browser
HTMLHTML5
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IMSMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM
Hardware
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU
528 MHzOcta-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506
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) BBB100-4 only
Speakers
Yes

Dedicated music keys
Yes
Navigation / Controls Keys
D-Pad
Audio Jack
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Benchmarks
Performance
GFXBench: 4.1fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Battery
Battery Type
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh batteryLi-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
Standby
Up to 252 h
Charging
18W wired, QC3, 50% in 36 min (advertised)
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min
Additional Features
Features
BlackBerry maps

Document viewer

Voice memo/dial/commands

Predictive text input
Misc
SAR US
1.24 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)

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