BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9105 vs BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9105

BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9105

Announced On:April, 2010

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BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Curve 8520

Announced On:July, 2009

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BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9105 vs BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9105	BlackBerry Curve 8520

Price
EUR: €90	EUR: €70
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
108 x 50 x 13.3 mm (4.25 x 1.97 x 0.52 in)	109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight
93.6 g (3.28 oz)	106 g (3.74 oz)
Build
Optical trackpad	Optical trackpad
Colors
Piano Black, Opal Pink, Royal Purple, Flash White, Red Gradient	Black

Type
Display
TFT, 256K colors	TFT, 65K colors
Size
2.25 inches, 16.2 cm² (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio)	2.46 inches, 18.7 cm² (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
360 x 400 pixels (~239 ppi density)	320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA	GSM
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

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

Internal Memory
Memory
256MB	256MB
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
Yes	Yes

GPRS
Connectivity
Class 10	Class 10
EDGE
Class 10	Class 10
Speed
HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP	2.0, A2DP
USB
microUSB 2.0	microUSB
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS	No

Main Camera
Camera
3.15 MP, AF	2 MP
Camera Features
LED flash
Video
480p@30fps	320p

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

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry OS 5.0	BlackBerry OS 5.0
Upgradable
Yes
Java
Yes, MIDP 2.1	Yes
Browser
HTML	HTML
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
Games
Yes + downloadable	Yes + downloadable

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

Battery Type
Battery
Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery	Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Standby
Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 312 h (3G)	Up to 408 h
Talk Time
Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)	Up to 4 h 30 min
Music Play
Up to 30 h

Features
Additional Features
BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Voice memo/dial	Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

SAR US
Misc
1.37 W/kg (head) 1.06 W/kg (body)	1.22 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
1.67 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body)	1.02 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)

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