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Apple iPhone 3G 8GB vs Blackberry Curve 8520

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Rs. 6,999
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Summary
Performance

128 MB RAM

128 MB RAM

Display

3.5" (8.89 cm)

320x480 px, 165 PPI

2.4" (6.1 cm)

240x320 px

Rear Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1150 mAh

10 h talktime (2G)

1150 mAh

4.5 h talktime (2G)

Storage

8 GB

Non Expandable

256 MB

32 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

N/A

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General
Launch Date

August 3, 2009 (Official)

Operating System

iOS v4.2.1

Blackberry v5.0.x

Performance
CPU

412 MHz, ARM 11

512 MHz

RAM

128 MB

128 MB

Display
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

50.86 %

Display Colour

65K

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 115.5 mm
Width: 62.1 mm
Thickness: 12.30 mm

Height: 109 mm
Width: 60 mm
Thickness: 13.90 mm

Weight

133 grams

106 grams

Colours

Black, White

Black

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2 MP, Primary Camera

2 MP Primary Camera

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels

1600 x 1200 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

320x240 fps

Front Camera
Battery
Capacity

1150 mAh

1150 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(2G)

Up to 4.5 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 300 Hours(2G)

Up to 408 Hours(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

8 GB

256 MB

Expandable Memory

No

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Mini

SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 800 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Class 10, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 10, 236.8 kbps

SAR Value

Head: 0.56 W/kg, Body: 0.23 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Bluetooth

, v2.0

, v2

GPS

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0

microUSB

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Video Player

, Video Formats: H.263, H.264, MPEG4, WMV

Ring Tone

Music ringtones, Vibration

Music

, Music Formats: MP3

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Java

Browser

, HTML

Phone Book

, Limited

SMS

, Threaded View

MMS

Email

Instant Messaging

Other Facilities

Calculator, World clock, Calendar, Alarm