Blackberry Curve 8530 vs Nokia E5

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Comparing the Blackberry Curve 8530 vs Nokia E5 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia E5 runs at a higher processing speed of 0.6 GHz, while Blackberry Curve 8530 runs at 0.53 GHz, making Nokia E5 the better performer.


Display: Both Blackberry Curve 8530 and Nokia E5 offer the same screen size of 2.4 inches and feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: Nokia E5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 2 MP, making Nokia E5 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Nokia E5 offers a higher battery capacity with 1200 mAh, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 1150 mAh, making Nokia E5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Blackberry Curve 8530 and Nokia E5 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.


User Rating: Blackberry Curve 8530 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Nokia E5 has a rating of 3.7.

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Blackberry Curve 8530
₹10,990
(Out of Stock)
Nokia E5
₹8,754
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Release Date

18 Dec, 2009
09 Aug, 2010

Performance

(upto 528 MHz)
(upto 600 MHz)

Display

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

Rear Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1150 mAh
1200 mAh

Storage

256 MB
256 MB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(5 ratings)
3.7/5
(373 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Dec 18, 2009
Aug 09, 2010
(Official)

Operating System

Blackberry v5
Symbian

Performance

Processor

528 MHz
600 MHz

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD

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 %
26.35 %

Design

Height

109 mm
115 mm

Width

60 mm
58.9 mm

Thickness

13.90 mm
12.80 mm

Weight

105 grams
126 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

Yes
Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

N/A
320x240 @20

Battery

Capacity

1150 mAh
1200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4.5(2G)
Up to 5.5(3G) / Up to 18.5(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 3 (802.11 b/g)

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2

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
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
Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AAC AAC+ eAAC+ WMA

Sensors

Other Sensors

N/A
Light sensor

Games

+ Downloadable
+ Downloadable

Java

No
Yes MIDP 2.0

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 OMA 1.3

Email

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

Other Facilities

Ring ID Picture ID Multiple numbers per contact Alarm Calendar To-Do / Tasks Calculator Notes.
Flash Lite v3.0 Voice command/dial Organizer T9 Audio messaging Converter ZIP Intranet Calculator Calendar To-do list Recorder Calculator Clock