Blackberry Curve 8530 vs Blackberry Pearl 3G 9100

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Comparing the Blackberry Curve 8530 vs Blackberry Pearl 3G 9100 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Blackberry Pearl 3G 9100 runs at a higher processing speed of 0.62 GHz, while Blackberry Curve 8530 runs at 0.53 GHz, making Blackberry Pearl 3G 9100 the better performer.


Display: Blackberry Curve 8530 offers a screen size of 2.4 inches, while Blackberry Pearl 3G 9100 offers 2.2 inches, making Blackberry Curve 8530 the larger display of the two. Both Blackberry Curve 8530 and Blackberry Pearl 3G 9100 feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: Blackberry Pearl 3G 9100 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 3.2 MP, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 2 MP, making Blackberry Pearl 3G 9100 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Both Blackberry Curve 8530 and Blackberry Pearl 3G 9100 offer the same 1150 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Blackberry Curve 8530 and Blackberry Pearl 3G 9100 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

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Blackberry Curve 8530
₹10,990
(Out of Stock)
Blackberry Pearl 3G 9100
₹7,500
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

18 Dec, 2009
11 May, 2010

Performance

(upto 528 MHz)
(upto 624 MHz)

Display

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
2.2 inches (5.59 cm)
LCD
LCD
320x240 px
360x400 px

Rear Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera
3.2 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1150 mAh
1150 mAh

Storage

256 MB
256 MB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(5 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Dec 18, 2009
N/A

Operating System

Blackberry v5
Blackberry

Performance

Processor

528 MHz
624 MHz

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD

Screen Size

2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
2.2 inches  (5.59 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px
360x400 px

Pixel Density

167 ppi
245 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %
28.76 %

Design

Height

109 mm
108 mm

Width

60 mm
50 mm

Thickness

13.90 mm
13.30 mm

Weight

105 grams
93 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
3.2 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes
Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Battery

Capacity

1150 mAh
1150 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4.5(2G)
Up to 5.5(3G) / Up to 5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB
256 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 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Video Player

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

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: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AMR-NB AAC-LC AAC+ eAAC+ WMA WMV Flac Ogg Vorbis with 3.5 M.M Audio Jack

Sensors

Games

+ Downloadable
N/A

Java

No
Yes MIDP 2.1

Browser

Yes
Yes

Phone Book

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

SMS

Yes Threaded View
Yes

MMS

Yes
Yes

Email

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

Other Facilities

Ring ID Picture ID Multiple numbers per contact Alarm Calendar To-Do / Tasks Calculator Notes.
Password protection Screen lock Document editor (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) Alarm Clock Calender Calculator

Applications

N/A
Document editor (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF)