Nokia E5 vs Blackberry Curve 8500

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Comparing the Nokia E5 vs Blackberry Curve 8500 across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Both Nokia E5 and Blackberry Curve 8500 offer the same screen size of 2.4 inches and feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: Nokia E5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Blackberry Curve 8500 offers 2 MP, making Nokia E5 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Nokia E5 offers a higher battery capacity with 1200 mAh, while Blackberry Curve 8500 offers 1150 mAh, making Nokia E5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Nokia E5 and Blackberry Curve 8500 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

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Nokia E5
₹8,754
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Blackberry Curve 8500
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Summary

Release Date

09 Aug, 2010
27 Apr, 2010

Performance

(upto 600 MHz)
N/A

Display

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
LCD
LCD
320x240 px
320x240 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1200 mAh
1150 mAh

Storage

256 MB
256 MB

User Ratings

3.7/5
(373 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Aug 09, 2010
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Symbian
Blackberry

Performance

Processor

600 MHz
N/A

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD

Screen Size

2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px
320x240 px

Pixel Density

167 ppi
167 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

26.35 %
27.29 %

Design

Height

115 mm
109 mm

Width

58.9 mm
60 mm

Thickness

12.80 mm
13.90 mm

Weight

126 grams
106 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

320x240 @20
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1200 mAh
1150 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5.5(3G) / Up to 18.5(2G)
Up to 4.5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB
256 MB

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

Bluetooth

Yes v2
Yes v2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Video Player

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

Music

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

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor
N/A

Games

+ Downloadable
Classic NES Games

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0
N/A

Browser

Yes
Yes

Phone Book

Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall
Yes

SMS

Yes
Yes

MMS

Yes OMA 1.3
Yes

Email

Yes SMTP IMAP4 POP3
Yes Wireless Email

Other Facilities

Flash Lite v3.0 Voice command/dial Organizer T9 Audio messaging Converter ZIP Intranet Calculator Calendar To-do list Recorder Calculator Clock
Alarm Clock Calculator Calender Organizer Supports Black Berry App World