Motorola Shadow vs Blackberry Curve 8500

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Comparing the Motorola Shadow vs Blackberry Curve 8500 across display, camera and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Motorola Shadow offers a screen size of 4.1 inches, while Blackberry Curve 8500 offers 2.4 inches, making Motorola Shadow the larger display of the two. Blackberry Curve 8500 features a LCD display compared to Motorola Shadow's TFT, making Blackberry Curve 8500 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Motorola Shadow offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Blackberry Curve 8500 offers 2 MP, making Motorola Shadow better for rear camera photography.


Storage: Motorola Shadow offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Blackberry Curve 8500 offers 256 GB, making Motorola Shadow the better option for storage.

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Motorola Shadow
(Discontinued)
Blackberry Curve 8500
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

01 Apr, 2010
27 Apr, 2010

Performance

(upto 720 MHz)
N/A
512 MB RAM
N/A

Display

4.1 inches (10.41 cm)
2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
TFT
LCD
480x854 px
320x240 px

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
N/A

Battery

N/A
1150 mAh

Storage

8 GB
256 MB

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General

Operating System

Android v2.2 (Froyo)
Blackberry

Performance

Processor

720 MHz, Cortex 8
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 530
N/A

RAM

512 MB
N/A

Display

Display Type

TFT
LCD

Screen Size

4.1 inches  (10.41 cm)
2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px
320x240 px

Pixel Density

239 ppi
167 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A
27.29 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Design

Height

N/A
109 mm

Width

N/A
60 mm

Thickness

N/A
13.90 mm

Weight

N/A
106 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

1280x720 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
N/A

Battery

Capacity

N/A
1150 mAh

Battery Type

N/A
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 4.5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
256 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 16 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 0.76 W/kg Body: 1.38 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

HDMI

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Video Player

N/A
Yes Video Formats: MPEG4 H.263 H.264 WMV

Music

N/A
Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AMR-NB & WB AAC-LC AAC+ eAAC+ WMA9 with 3.5mm Audio Jack

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
N/A

Games

N/A
Classic NES Games

Browser

N/A
Yes

Phone Book

N/A
Yes

SMS

N/A
Yes

MMS

N/A
Yes

Email

N/A
Yes Wireless Email

Other Facilities

N/A
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