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Huawei Ascend vs Blackberry Curve 8530

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Rs. 5,120
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Summary
Performance

256 MB RAM

N/A

Display

3.5" (8.89 cm)

320x480 px, 165 PPI

2.4" (6.1 cm)

320x240 px

Rear Camera

3.2 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1500 mAh

5 talktime (2G)

1150 mAh

4.5 talktime (2G)

Storage

512 MB

32 GB (Expandable)

256 MB

32 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

N/A

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General
Launch Date

December 18, 2009

Operating System

Android v2.1

Blackberry v5

Performance
CPU

600 MHz

528 MHz

RAM

256 MB

Display
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

50.31 %

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 116 mm
Width: 62.5 mm
Thickness: 13.60 mm

Height: 109 mm
Width: 60 mm
Thickness: 13.90 mm

Weight

134 grams

105 grams

Colours

Black, Blue

Black, Purple

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

3.2 MP, Primary Camera

2 MP Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Digital Zoom

Front Camera
Battery
Capacity

1500 mAh

1150 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5(2G)

Up to 4.5(2G)

Standby time

Up to 250(2G)

Up to 408(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

512 MB

256 MB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, CDMA

Single SIM, CDMA

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)

Bluetooth

, v2.1

, v2.1

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS

Multimedia
Video Player

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

Music

, Music Formats: , 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

Sensors
Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Java

No

Browser

Phone Book

, Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall

SMS

, Threaded View

MMS

Email

, IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, BlackBerry Connect

Other Facilities

Ring ID, Picture ID, Multiple numbers per contact, Alarm, Calendar, To-Do / Tasks, Calculator, Notes.