Blackberry Curve 8530 vs T-Mobile Comet

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Comparing the Blackberry Curve 8530 vs T-Mobile Comet across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Blackberry Curve 8530 and T-Mobile Comet run at the same processing speed of 0.53 GHz.


Display: T-Mobile Comet offers a screen size of 2.8 inches, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 2.4 inches, making T-Mobile Comet the larger display of the two. Blackberry Curve 8530 features a LCD display compared to T-Mobile Comet's TFT, making Blackberry Curve 8530 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: T-Mobile Comet offers a higher rear camera resolution with 3.2 MP, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 2 MP, making T-Mobile Comet better for rear camera photography.


Battery: T-Mobile Comet offers a higher battery capacity with 1200 mAh, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 1150 mAh, making T-Mobile Comet better for longer battery life.


Storage: T-Mobile Comet offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 256 GB, making T-Mobile Comet the better option for storage.

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Blackberry Curve 8530
₹10,990
(Out of Stock)
T-Mobile Comet
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

18 Dec, 2009
08 Nov, 2010

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon S1
(upto 528 MHz)
(upto 528 MHz)
N/A
256 MB RAM

Display

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
2.8 inches (7.11 cm)
LCD
TFT
320x240 px
240x320 px

Rear Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera
3.2 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1150 mAh
1200 mAh

Storage

256 MB
512 MB

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 (Froyo)

Performance

Chipset

N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225

Processor

528 MHz
528 MHz, ARM 11

RAM

N/A
256 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD
TFT

Screen Size

2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
2.8 inches  (7.11 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px
240x320 px

Pixel Density

167 ppi
143 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %
41.75 %

Design

Height

109 mm
104.1 mm

Width

60 mm
55.9 mm

Thickness

13.90 mm
12.70 mm

Weight

105 grams
102.1 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
3.2 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

Yes
N/A

Image Resolution

N/A
2048 x 1536 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

N/A
220x176 @ 12 fps

Battery

Capacity

1150 mAh
1200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4.5(2G)
Up to 9 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB
512 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2.0

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
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

N/A
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