Blackberry Curve 8530 vs Blackberry Curve 9330 Smartphone

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Comparing the Blackberry Curve 8530 vs Blackberry Curve 9330 Smartphone across display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Both Blackberry Curve 8530 and Blackberry Curve 9330 Smartphone offer the same screen size of 2.4 inches, but Blackberry Curve 8530 features a LCD display compared to Blackberry Curve 9330 Smartphone's TFT, making Blackberry Curve 8530 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Blackberry Curve 8530 and Blackberry Curve 9330 Smartphone feature a 2 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: Both Blackberry Curve 8530 and Blackberry Curve 9330 Smartphone offer the same 1150 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Blackberry Curve 9330 Smartphone offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 256 GB, making Blackberry Curve 9330 Smartphone the better option for storage.


User Rating: Blackberry Curve 8530 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Blackberry Curve 9330 Smartphone has a rating of 3.4.

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Blackberry Curve 8530
₹10,990
(Out of Stock)
Blackberry Curve 9330 Smartphone
₹10,926
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

18 Dec, 2009
16 Sep, 2010

Performance

(upto 528 MHz)
N/A
N/A
512 MB RAM

Display

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
LCD
TFT
320x240 px
320x240 px

Rear Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1150 mAh
1150 mAh

Storage

256 MB
512 MB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(5 ratings)
3.4/5
(27 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Dec 18, 2009
N/A

Operating System

Blackberry v5
Blackberry v5

Performance

Processor

528 MHz
N/A

RAM

N/A
512 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD
TFT

Screen Size

2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px
320x240 px

Pixel Density

167 ppi
167 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %
27.29 %

Display Colour

N/A
65K

Design

Height

109 mm
109 mm

Width

60 mm
60 mm

Thickness

13.90 mm
13.90 mm

Weight

105 grams
104 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

Yes
N/A

Image Resolution

N/A
1600 x 1200 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom

Battery

Capacity

1150 mAh
1150 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB
512 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: MPEG4 H.263 H.264 WMV9
Yes Video Formats: H.263 H.264 MPEG4 WMV

Ring Tone

N/A
Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AMR-NB AMR-WB QCELP EVRC AAC-LC AAC+ eAAC+ WMA9 Windows Media 10 Standard/Professional with 3.5 mm audio jack Dedicated music keys
Yes Music Formats: AAC AAC+ AMR eAAC+ MP3 WMA

Sensors

Games

+ Downloadable
Yes + Downloadable

Java

No
No

Browser

Yes
Yes

Phone Book

Yes Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall
Yes Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall Limited

SMS

Yes Threaded View
Yes

MMS

Yes
Yes

Email

Yes IMAP POP3 SMTP Microsoft Exchange Lotus Domino BlackBerry Connect
Yes Push e-mail

Instant Messaging

N/A
Yes

Other Facilities

Ring ID Picture ID Multiple numbers per contact Alarm Calendar To-Do / Tasks Calculator Notes.
Organizer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input