Blackberry Curve 8530 vs Palm Pre Plus

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

Here is the summary of the results:

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


Display: Palm Pre Plus offers a screen size of 3.1 inches, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 2.4 inches, making Palm Pre Plus the larger display of the two. Both Blackberry Curve 8530 and Palm Pre Plus feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: Palm Pre Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 3 MP, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 2 MP, making Palm Pre Plus better for rear camera photography.


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


Storage: Blackberry Curve 8530 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Palm Pre Plus offers 16 GB, making Blackberry Curve 8530 the better option for storage.

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Blackberry Curve 8530
₹10,990
(Out of Stock)
Palm Pre Plus
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

18 Dec, 2009
19 May, 2010

Performance

(upto 528 MHz)
(upto 600 MHz)
N/A
512 MB RAM

Display

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
3.1 inches (7.87 cm)
LCD
LCD
320x240 px
320x480 px

Rear Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera
3 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1150 mAh
1150 mAh

Storage

256 MB
16 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 v1.3

Performance

Processor

528 MHz
600 MHz

RAM

N/A
512 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD

Screen Size

2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
3.1 inches  (7.87 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px
320x480 px

Pixel Density

167 ppi
186 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %
47.85 %

Design

Height

109 mm
100.5 mm

Width

60 mm
59.5 mm

Thickness

13.90 mm
16.90 mm

Weight

105 grams
138 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
3 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(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB
16 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
3D Games

Java

No
Yes MIDP 2.1

Browser

Yes
Yes

Phone Book

Yes Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall
Practically unlimited entries Photocall

SMS

Yes Threaded View
Yes

MMS

Yes
Yes

Email

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

Other Facilities

Ring ID Picture ID Multiple numbers per contact Alarm Calendar To-Do / Tasks Calculator Notes.
Multi-touch input method Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial