Blackberry Curve 8520 vs Samsung SPH-M340 Mantra

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Comparing the Blackberry Curve 8520 vs Samsung SPH-M340 Mantra 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 Samsung SPH-M340 Mantra offers 2 inches, making Blackberry Curve 8520 the larger display of the two. Samsung SPH-M340 Mantra features a LCD display compared to Blackberry Curve 8520's TFT, making Samsung SPH-M340 Mantra the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Blackberry Curve 8520 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 2 MP, while Samsung SPH-M340 Mantra offers 0.3 MP, making Blackberry Curve 8520 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Samsung SPH-M340 Mantra offers a higher battery capacity with 960 mAh, while Blackberry Curve 8520 offers 1150 mAh, making Samsung SPH-M340 Mantra better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung SPH-M340 Mantra offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Blackberry Curve 8520 offers 256 GB, making Samsung SPH-M340 Mantra the better option for storage.

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Blackberry Curve 8520
₹10,900
(Discontinued)
Samsung SPH-M340 Mantra
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

03 Aug, 2009
08 Sep, 2009

Performance

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

Display

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
2 inches (5.08 cm)
TFT
LCD
320x240 px
128x160 px

Rear Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1150 mAh
960 mAh

Storage

256 MB
8 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
N/A

Display

Display Type

TFT
LCD

Screen Size

2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
2 inches  (5.08 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px
128x160 px

Pixel Density

167 ppi
102 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %
27.61 %

Display Colour

65K
N/A

Design

Height

109 mm
97 mm

Width

60 mm
47 mm

Thickness

13.90 mm
18.00 mm

Weight

106 grams
95 grams

Form Factor

N/A
Clamshell

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
Yes

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

320x240 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1150 mAh
960 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4.5 Hours(2G)
Up to 5.5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB
8 MB

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)
No

Bluetooth

Yes v2
Yes v2

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
Yes Music Formats: No

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