Blackberry Curve 8530 vs Samsung Transform Ultra

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Comparing the Blackberry Curve 8530 vs Samsung Transform Ultra across performance, display, camera and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

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


Display: Samsung Transform Ultra offers a screen size of 3.2 inches, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 2.4 inches, making Samsung Transform Ultra the larger display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Transform Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 3 MP, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 2 MP, making Samsung Transform Ultra better for rear camera photography.


Storage: Blackberry Curve 8530 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Transform Ultra offers 2 GB, making Blackberry Curve 8530 the better option for storage.

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Blackberry Curve 8530
₹10,990
(Out of Stock)
Samsung Transform Ultra
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

18 Dec, 2009
05 Oct, 2011

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon S2
(upto 528 MHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
N/A
512 MB RAM

Display

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
3.2 inches (8.13 cm)
LCD
N/A
320x240 px
480x320 px

Rear Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera
3 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
0.3 MP

Battery

1150 mAh
N/A

Storage

256 MB
2 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(5 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Dec 18, 2009
N/A

Operating System

Blackberry v5
Android v2.2

Performance

Chipset

N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655

Processor

528 MHz
1 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Adreno 205

RAM

N/A
512 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD
N/A

Screen Size

2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
3.2 inches  (8.13 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px
480x320 px

Pixel Density

167 ppi
180 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %
43.09 %

Design

Height

109 mm
116 mm

Width

60 mm
61 mm

Thickness

13.90 mm
14.00 mm

Weight

105 grams
139 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
3 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

Yes
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A
2048 x 1536 Pixels

Shooting Modes

N/A
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

Capacity

1150 mAh
N/A

Battery Type

Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 4.5(2G)
Up to 7(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB
2 GB

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

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
N/A

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

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