Blackberry Curve 8520 vs Dopod C858

Comparing the Blackberry Curve 8520 vs Dopod C858 across display, camera and battery to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Dopod C858 offers a screen size of 2.8 inches, while Blackberry Curve 8520 offers 2.4 inches, making Dopod C858 the larger display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Blackberry Curve 8520 and Dopod C858 feature a 2 MP primary rear camera.

Battery: Blackberry Curve 8520 offers a higher battery capacity with 1150 mAh, while Dopod C858 offers 1130 mAh, making Blackberry Curve 8520 better for longer battery life.

Blackberry Curve 8520

₹10,900

(Discontinued)

Dopod C858

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

03 Aug, 2009

01 Dec, 2006

16 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A	Unisoc T7100
(upto 512 MHz)	N/A	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
128 MB RAM	128 MB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)	2.8 inches (7.11 cm)	6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
TFT	N/A	IPS LCD
320x240 px	240x320 px	N/A
N/A	N/A	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

2 MP

Primary Camera

2 MP

Primary Camera

8 MP

Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A

5 MP

Battery

1150 mAh	1130 mAh	5000 mAh
N/A	N/A	10W

Storage

256 MB	N/A	64 GB
N/A	N/A	eMMC 5.0

User Ratings

4/5

(417 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 16, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Blackberry v5.0.x

Windows Mobile

Android v15

Custom UI

N/A

Android Go

Performance

Chipset

N/A

Unisoc T7100

Processor

512 MHz

N/A

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A75 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

PowerVR GE8322

RAM

128 MB

3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

TFT

N/A

IPS LCD

Screen Size

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)

2.8 inches (7.11 cm)

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px

240x320 px

N/A

Brightness

N/A

400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

90 Hz

Pixel Density

167 ppi

143 ppi

269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %

37.78 %

N/A

Display Colour

65K

N/A

Design

Height

109 mm

N/A

Width

60 mm

59 mm

N/A

Thickness

13.90 mm

17.00 mm

8.49 mm

Weight

106 grams

168 grams

N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size

OIS

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

320x240 fps

176x144

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A

5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

N/A

Battery

Capacity

1150 mAh

1130 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 4.5 Hours(2G)

Up to 5(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 10W

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB

N/A

64 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 2 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 n)

Bluetooth

Yes v2

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

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

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Side

Games

+ Downloadable

N/A

Java

Yes

N/A

Browser

Yes HTML

N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields Photocall Limited

N/A

SMS

Yes Threaded View

N/A

MMS

Yes

N/A

Email

Yes

N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes

N/A

Other Facilities

Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

N/A

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