Blackberry Curve 8530 vs Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850

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Comparing the Blackberry Curve 8530 vs Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850 across display, camera and battery to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850 offers a screen size of 3.2 inches, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 2.4 inches, making Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850 the larger display of the two. Both Blackberry Curve 8530 and Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850 feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 2 MP, making Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850 offers a higher battery capacity with 1440 mAh, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 1150 mAh, making Samsung Instinct HD SPH-M850 better for longer battery life.

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Blackberry Curve 8530
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Summary

Release Date

18 Dec, 2009
N/A

Performance

(upto 528 MHz)
N/A

Display

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
3.2 inches (8.13 cm)
LCD
LCD
320x240 px
320x480 px

Rear Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1150 mAh
1440 mAh

Storage

256 MB
N/A

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)
3.2 inches  (8.13 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px
320x480 px

Pixel Density

167 ppi
180 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %
44.55 %

Design

Height

109 mm
118 mm

Width

60 mm
58 mm

Thickness

13.90 mm
13.00 mm

Weight

105 grams
114 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
1280x720 @ 25

Battery

Capacity

1150 mAh
1440 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4.5(2G)
Up to 5.8(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 16 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 v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
N/A

Multimedia

Video Player

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

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

Sensors

Games

+ Downloadable
N/A

Java

No
Yes

Browser

Yes
Yes

Phone Book

Yes Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall
600 Entries

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.
Calender Alarms Tasks Calculator World Clock Stopwatch Notepad Predictive Text Input Mobile T.V.