Blackberry Curve 8520 vs Samsung SPH-M340 Mantra

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.

Blackberry Curve 8520

₹10,900

(Discontinued)

Samsung SPH-M340 Mantra

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

03 Aug, 2009

08 Sep, 2009

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

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

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Bluetooth

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

Sensors

Games

+ Downloadable

N/A

Java

Yes

N/A

Browser

Yes HTML

Yes

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields Photocall Limited

Yes 499 Entries with Ring ID Picture ID Multiple numbers per contact Caller groups

SMS

Yes Threaded View

Yes

MMS

Yes

Email

Yes

N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes

N/A

Other Facilities

Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

Alarm Calendar Calculator Voice Recording Clock