Blackberry Curve 8520 vs Microsoft KIN TWO GSM

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Comparing the Blackberry Curve 8520 vs Microsoft KIN TWO GSM across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Microsoft KIN TWO GSM runs at a higher processing speed of 0.6 GHz, while Blackberry Curve 8520 runs at 0.51 GHz, making Microsoft KIN TWO GSM the better performer.


Display: Microsoft KIN TWO GSM offers a screen size of 3.4 inches, while Blackberry Curve 8520 offers 2.4 inches, making Microsoft KIN TWO GSM the larger display of the two. Microsoft KIN TWO GSM features a LCD display compared to Blackberry Curve 8520's TFT, making Microsoft KIN TWO GSM the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Microsoft KIN TWO GSM offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Blackberry Curve 8520 offers 2 MP, making Microsoft KIN TWO GSM better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Microsoft KIN TWO GSM offers a higher battery capacity with 1390 mAh, while Blackberry Curve 8520 offers 1150 mAh, making Microsoft KIN TWO GSM better for longer battery life.


Storage: Microsoft KIN TWO GSM offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Blackberry Curve 8520 offers 256 GB, making Microsoft KIN TWO GSM the better option for storage.

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Blackberry Curve 8520
₹10,900
(Discontinued)
Microsoft KIN TWO GSM
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

03 Aug, 2009
17 May, 2010

Performance

N/A
Nvidia Tegra
(upto 512 MHz)
(upto 600 MHz)
128 MB RAM
256 MB RAM

Display

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
3.4 inches (8.64 cm)
TFT
LCD
320x240 px
320x480 px

Rear Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1150 mAh
1390 mAh

Storage

256 MB
8 GB

User Ratings

4/5
(417 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Blackberry v5.0.x
Windows Phone

Performance

Chipset

N/A
Nvidia Tegra

Processor

512 MHz
600 MHz, Nvidia

RAM

128 MB
256 MB

Display

Display Type

TFT
LCD

Screen Size

2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
3.4 inches  (8.64 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px
320x480 px

Pixel Density

167 ppi
170 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %
45.8 %

Display Colour

65K
N/A

Design

Height

109 mm
115.1 mm

Width

60 mm
65.3 mm

Thickness

13.90 mm
12.80 mm

Weight

106 grams
133 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

320x240 fps
1280x720 @ 25

Battery

Capacity

1150 mAh
1390 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4.5 Hours(2G)
Up to 6.08(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB
8 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single 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)
Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)

Bluetooth

Yes v2
Yes v2.1

GPS

N/A
Yes with A-GPS

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

Other Sensors

N/A
Proximity sensor Accelerometer

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