Blackberry Curve 8530 vs Palm Pixi Plus

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Comparing the Blackberry Curve 8530 vs Palm Pixi Plus across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

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


Display: Palm Pixi Plus offers a screen size of 2.6 inches, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 2.4 inches, making Palm Pixi Plus the larger display of the two. Both Blackberry Curve 8530 and Palm Pixi Plus feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Blackberry Curve 8530 and Palm Pixi Plus feature a 2 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: Both Blackberry Curve 8530 and Palm Pixi Plus offer the same 1150 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Palm Pixi Plus offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 256 GB, making Palm Pixi Plus the better option for storage.

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Blackberry Curve 8530
₹10,990
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(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

18 Dec, 2009
03 Apr, 2010

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon S1
(upto 528 MHz)
(upto 600 MHz)

Display

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
2.6 inches (6.6 cm)
LCD
LCD
320x240 px
320x400 px

Rear Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1150 mAh
1150 mAh

Storage

256 MB
8 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(5 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Dec 18, 2009
N/A

Operating System

Blackberry v5
WebOS

Performance

Chipset

N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7627

Processor

528 MHz
600 MHz, Qualcomm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Adreno 200

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD

Screen Size

2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
2.6 inches  (6.6 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px
320x400 px

Pixel Density

167 ppi
197 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %
34.91 %

Design

Height

109 mm
111 mm

Width

60 mm
54.9 mm

Thickness

13.90 mm
10.90 mm

Weight

105 grams
107.7 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

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(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB
8 GB

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 3 (802.11 a/b/g)

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
Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AAC AAC+ eAAC+ AMR QCELP WAV with 3.5 mm audio jack

Sensors

Other Sensors

N/A
Accelerometer

Games

+ Downloadable
N/A

Java

No
Yes MIDP 2.0

Browser

Yes
Yes

Phone Book

Yes Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall
Practically Unlimited

SMS

Yes Threaded View
N/A

MMS

Yes
N/A

Email

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

Other Facilities

Ring ID Picture ID Multiple numbers per contact Alarm Calendar To-Do / Tasks Calculator Notes.
Proximity sensor for auto turn-off Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Alarm Calendar To-Do / Tasks Calculator Notes