Blackberry Curve 8520 vs Fly B231

Comparing the Blackberry Curve 8520 vs Fly B231 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 Fly B231 offers 2.3 inches, making Blackberry Curve 8520 the larger display of the two. Fly B231 features a LCD display compared to Blackberry Curve 8520's TFT, making Fly B231 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Fly B231 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 3.2 MP, while Blackberry Curve 8520 offers 2 MP, making Fly B231 better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Blackberry Curve 8520 offers a higher battery capacity with 1150 mAh, while Fly B231 offers 1000 mAh, making Blackberry Curve 8520 better for longer battery life.

Blackberry Curve 8520

₹10,900

(Discontinued)

Fly B231

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

03 Aug, 2009

N/A

06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 512 MHz)	N/A	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
128 MB RAM	N/A	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
2.4 inches (6.1 cm)	2.3 inches (5.84 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
TFT	LCD	AMOLED
320x240 px	240x320 px	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
2 MP Primary Camera	3.2 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
N/A	0.3 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
1150 mAh	1000 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 MB	N/A	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

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Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

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Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4/5

(417 ratings)

N/A

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Blackberry v5.0.x

N/A

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

512 MHz

N/A

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 829

RAM

128 MB

N/A

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

TFT

LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)

2.3 inches (5.84 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px

240x320 px

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

167 ppi

174 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %

24.43 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Display Colour

65K

N/A

Design

Height

109 mm

110 mm

150.83 mm

Width

60 mm

61 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

13.90 mm

13.50 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

106 grams

N/A

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

3.2 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels

2048 x 1536 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

N/A

Video Recording

320x240 fps

N/A

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

N/A

0.3 MP
Front Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

1150 mAh

1000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4.5 Hours(2G)

Up to 10(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB

N/A

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 8 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

N/A

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2

Yes v6.0

GPS

N/A

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

USB Type-C

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 MIDI WMA AMR AAC WAV with Equalizer and 3.5mm Audio Jack

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

N/A

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

+ Downloadable

N/A

Java

Yes

N/A

Browser

Yes HTML

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields Photocall Limited

Yes 1000 Entries

N/A

SMS

Yes Threaded View

Yes SMS Storage 500

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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