Blackberry Curve 8520 vs Alcatel OT-361

Comparing the Blackberry Curve 8520 vs Alcatel OT-361 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Blackberry Curve 8520 runs at a higher processing speed of 0.51 GHz, while Alcatel OT-361 runs at 0.05 GHz, making Blackberry Curve 8520 the better performer.

Display: Blackberry Curve 8520 offers a screen size of 2.4 inches, while Alcatel OT-361 offers 1.77 inches, making Blackberry Curve 8520 the larger display of the two. Alcatel OT-361 features a LCD display compared to Blackberry Curve 8520's TFT, making Alcatel OT-361 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Blackberry Curve 8520 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 2 MP, while Alcatel OT-361 offers 0.3 MP, making Blackberry Curve 8520 better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Alcatel OT-361 offers a higher battery capacity with 650 mAh, while Blackberry Curve 8520 offers 1150 mAh, making Alcatel OT-361 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Blackberry Curve 8520 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Alcatel OT-361 offers 1 GB, making Blackberry Curve 8520 the better option for storage.

Blackberry Curve 8520

₹10,900

(Discontinued)

Alcatel OT-361

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

03 Aug, 2009

22 Jul, 2011

User Ratings

4/5

(417 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Blackberry v5.0.x

N/A

Performance

Processor

512 MHz

52 MHz

RAM

128 MB

N/A

Display

Display Type

TFT

LCD

Screen Size

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)

1.77 inches (4.5 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px

128x160 px

Pixel Density

167 ppi

116 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %

24.18 %

Display Colour

65K

N/A

Design

Height

109 mm

91 mm

Width

60 mm

44.8 mm

Thickness

13.90 mm

19.40 mm

Weight

106 grams

76 grams

Form Factor

N/A

Clamshell

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

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

320x240 fps

N/A

Battery

Capacity

1150 mAh

650 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4.5 Hours(2G)

Up to 6(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB

1 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single 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

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 MP3 Player with 3.5mm Audio Jack

Sensors

Games

+ Downloadable

N/A

Java

Yes

Browser

Yes HTML

Yes

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields Photocall Limited

Yes Photocall

SMS

Yes Threaded View

Yes

MMS

Yes

Email

Yes

N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes

N/A

Other Facilities

Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

Organizer Voice memo Predictive text input