Blackberry Curve 8520 vs Airnet Q5

Comparing the Blackberry Curve 8520 vs Airnet Q5 across display, camera and battery to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Blackberry Curve 8520 offers a screen size of 2.4 inches, while Airnet Q5 offers 2 inches, making Blackberry Curve 8520 the larger display of the two. Airnet Q5 features a LCD display compared to Blackberry Curve 8520's TFT, making Airnet Q5 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Blackberry Curve 8520 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 2 MP, while Airnet Q5 offers 0.3 MP, making Blackberry Curve 8520 better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Blackberry Curve 8520 offers a higher battery capacity with 1150 mAh, while Airnet Q5 offers 1050 mAh, making Blackberry Curve 8520 better for longer battery life.

Blackberry Curve 8520

₹10,900

(Discontinued)

Airnet Q5

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

03 Aug, 2009

07 Apr, 2010

User Ratings

4/5

(417 ratings)

N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Blackberry v5.0.x

N/A

Performance

Processor

512 MHz

N/A

RAM

128 MB

N/A

Display

Display Type

TFT

LCD

Screen Size

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)

2 inches (5.08 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px

N/A

Pixel Density

167 ppi

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %

N/A

Display Colour

65K

N/A

Design

Height

109 mm

110 mm

Width

60 mm

50 mm

Thickness

13.90 mm

13.00 mm

Weight

106 grams

115 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Smile detection

Video Recording

320x240 fps

N/A

Battery

Capacity

1150 mAh

1050 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4.5 Hours(2G)

Up to 7(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB

N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 4 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Bluetooth

Yes v2

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Video Player

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

N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: MP3

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AMR WAV

Sensors

Games

+ Downloadable

N/A

Java

Yes

Browser

Yes HTML

Yes

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields Photocall Limited

Yes 300 Entries

SMS

Yes Threaded View

Yes

MMS

Yes	Yes (Through GPRS)

Email

Yes

N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes

N/A

Other Facilities

Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

Dual Band Handsfree Speaker Alarm Clock Unit Convertor Vibrator Calender World Clock