Blackberry Curve 8520 vs BLU Samba Q

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Comparing the Blackberry Curve 8520 vs BLU Samba Q across display, camera, battery and storage 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 BLU Samba Q offers 2 inches, making Blackberry Curve 8520 the larger display of the two. BLU Samba Q features a LCD display compared to Blackberry Curve 8520's TFT, making BLU Samba Q the better display of the two.


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


Battery: BLU Samba Q offers a higher battery capacity with 800 mAh, while Blackberry Curve 8520 offers 1150 mAh, making BLU Samba Q better for longer battery life.


Storage: BLU Samba Q offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Blackberry Curve 8520 offers 256 GB, making BLU Samba Q the better option for storage.

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Blackberry Curve 8520
₹10,900
(Discontinued)
BLU Samba Q
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

03 Aug, 2009
27 Apr, 2011

Performance

(upto 512 MHz)
N/A
128 MB RAM
32 MB RAM

Display

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
2 inches (5.08 cm)
TFT
LCD
320x240 px
N/A

Rear Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1150 mAh
800 mAh

Storage

256 MB
64 MB

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
32 MB

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
105 mm

Width

60 mm
58 mm

Thickness

13.90 mm
14.00 mm

Weight

106 grams
120 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

Shooting Modes

N/A
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

320x240 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1150 mAh
800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4.5 Hours(2G)
Up to 8(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB
64 MB

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
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)
No

Bluetooth

Yes v2
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Video Player

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

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Vibration
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: MP3
Yes Music Formats: Yes MP3 Player with Loudspeaker and 3.5mm Audio Jack

Sensors

Games

+ Downloadable
+ Downloadable

Java

Yes
No

Browser

Yes HTML
Yes

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields Photocall Limited
Yes

SMS

Yes Threaded View
Yes

MMS

Yes
Yes

Email

Yes
N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes
N/A

Other Facilities

Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Organizer