Blackberry Curve 8530 vs LG Quantum

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: LG Quantum runs at a higher processing speed of 1.0 GHz, while Blackberry Curve 8530 runs at 0.53 GHz, making LG Quantum the better performer.


Display: LG Quantum offers a screen size of 3.5 inches, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 2.4 inches, making LG Quantum the larger display of the two. Both Blackberry Curve 8530 and LG Quantum feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: LG Quantum offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 2 MP, making LG Quantum better for rear camera photography.


Battery: LG Quantum offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 1150 mAh, making LG Quantum better for longer battery life.


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


User Rating: LG Quantum receives a higher user rating of 5, while Blackberry Curve 8530 has a rating of 4.2.

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Blackberry Curve 8530
₹10,990
(Out of Stock)
LG Quantum
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

18 Dec, 2009
15 Nov, 2010

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon S1
(upto 528 MHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
N/A
256 MB RAM

Display

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
LCD
LCD
320x240 px
480x800 px

Rear Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1150 mAh
1500 mAh

Storage

256 MB
512 MB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(5 ratings)
5/5
(1 rating)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Dec 18, 2009
N/A

Operating System

Blackberry v5
Windows Phone

Performance

Chipset

N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8650

Processor

528 MHz
1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Adreno 200

RAM

N/A
256 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD

Screen Size

2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
3.5 inches  (8.89 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px
480x800 px

Pixel Density

167 ppi
267 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %
48.99 %

Design

Height

109 mm
119.5 mm

Width

60 mm
59.5 mm

Thickness

13.90 mm
15.20 mm

Weight

105 grams
176 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes
Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

N/A
720x480 @ 30

Battery

Capacity

1150 mAh
1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4.5(2G)
Up to 6(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB
512 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)
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
N/A

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
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

N/A
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Games

+ Downloadable
N/A

Java

No
N/A

Browser

Yes
N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall
N/A

SMS

Yes Threaded View
N/A

MMS

Yes
N/A

Email

Yes IMAP POP3 SMTP Microsoft Exchange Lotus Domino BlackBerry Connect
N/A

Other Facilities

Ring ID Picture ID Multiple numbers per contact Alarm Calendar To-Do / Tasks Calculator Notes.
N/A