Blackberry Curve 8530 vs LG KP550 Rip Curl

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Comparing the Blackberry Curve 8530 vs LG KP550 Rip Curl across camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Rear Camera: LG KP550 Rip Curl offers a higher rear camera resolution with 3 MP, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 2 MP, making LG KP550 Rip Curl better for rear camera photography.


Battery: LG KP550 Rip Curl offers a higher battery capacity with 900 mAh, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 1150 mAh, making LG KP550 Rip Curl better for longer battery life.


Storage: LG KP550 Rip Curl offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 256 GB, making LG KP550 Rip Curl the better option for storage.

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Blackberry Curve 8530
₹10,990
(Out of Stock)
LG KP550 Rip Curl
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

18 Dec, 2009
09 Jun, 2010

Performance

(upto 528 MHz)
N/A

Display

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
N/A
LCD
LCD
320x240 px
240x400 px

Rear Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera
3 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1150 mAh
900 mAh

Storage

256 MB
64 MB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(5 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Dec 18, 2009
N/A

Operating System

Blackberry v5
N/A

Performance

Processor

528 MHz
N/A

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD

Screen Size

2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
N/A

Resolution

320x240 px
240x400 px

Pixel Density

167 ppi
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %
N/A

Design

Height

109 mm
106 mm

Width

60 mm
55.4 mm

Thickness

13.90 mm
11.90 mm

Weight

105 grams
85 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
3 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

Yes
Yes

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Battery

Capacity

1150 mAh
900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4.5(2G)
Up to 3.5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB
64 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes

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)
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
N/A

Multimedia

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: MPEG4 H.263 H.264 WMV9
Yes Video Formats: MPEG4 H.263 3GP

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 AAC AAC+ WMA WAV AMR MIDI

Sensors

Games

+ Downloadable
N/A

Java

No
Yes MIDP 2.0

Browser

Yes
Yes

Phone Book

Yes Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall
Yes 1000 Entries

SMS

Yes Threaded View
Yes

MMS

Yes
Yes

Email

Yes IMAP POP3 SMTP Microsoft Exchange Lotus Domino BlackBerry Connect
Yes POP3 IMAP4 SMTP

Other Facilities

Ring ID Picture ID Multiple numbers per contact Alarm Calendar To-Do / Tasks Calculator Notes.
Alarm Calendar Calculator World Clock Stopwatch Converter Voice Recording