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Blackberry Curve 8520 vs Samsung B229

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Summary
Performance

128 MB RAM

N/A

Display

2.4" (6.1 cm)

240x320 px

1.5" (3.81 cm)

128x128 px

Rear Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

N/A

Battery

1150 mAh

4.5 h talktime (2G)

1000 mAh

6.5 talktime (2G)

Storage

256 MB

32 GB (Expandable)

450 KB

Non Expandable

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3.5/5 based on 15 ratings

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General
Launch Date

August 3, 2009 (Official)

Operating System

Blackberry v5.0.x

Performance
CPU

512 MHz

RAM

128 MB

Display
Display Type

LCD

Screen Size

1.5 " (3.81 cm)

Resolution

128x128 px

Pixel Density

121 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %

Display Colour

65K

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 109 mm
Width: 60 mm
Thickness: 13.90 mm

Height: 108 mm
Width: 44.38 mm
Thickness: 14.20 mm

Weight

106 grams

72 grams

Colours

Black

Black

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

2 MP Primary Camera

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

320x240 fps

Battery
Capacity

1150 mAh

1000 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4.5 Hours(2G)

Up to 6.5(2G)

Standby time

Up to 408 Hours(2G)

Up to 720(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

256 MB

450 KB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, CDMA

SIM Size

SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 2G

5G Not Supported in India

SIM 1

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Class 10, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 10, 236.8 kbps

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

No

Bluetooth

, v2

No

USB Connectivity

microUSB

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Video Player

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

Ring Tone

Music ringtones, Vibration

Music

, Music Formats: MP3

, Music Formats: No

Sensors
Java

No

Browser

, HTML

Phone Book

, Limited

, 1000 Entries + RUIM Contacts

SMS

, Threaded View

, SMS Storage 200 + SIM Msg

MMS

Email

Instant Messaging

Other Facilities

Calculator, World clock, Calendar, Alarm

Calendar, Scheduler, Clock, World Time, Alarm, Currency Converter, Converter, Calculator, Memo book, Stop watch, Countdown Timer