Nokia E5 vs Blackberry Curve 8520

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Comparing the Nokia E5 vs Blackberry Curve 8520 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia E5 runs at a higher processing speed of 0.6 GHz, while Blackberry Curve 8520 runs at 0.51 GHz, making Nokia E5 the better performer.


Display: Both Nokia E5 and Blackberry Curve 8520 offer the same screen size of 2.4 inches, but Nokia E5 features a LCD display compared to Blackberry Curve 8520's TFT, making Nokia E5 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Nokia E5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Blackberry Curve 8520 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 8520 offers 1150 mAh, making Nokia E5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Nokia E5 and Blackberry Curve 8520 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.


User Rating: Blackberry Curve 8520 receives a higher user rating of 4, while Nokia E5 has a rating of 3.7.

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Summary

Spec Score

N/A
N/A
80%

Release Date

09 Aug, 2010
03 Aug, 2009
19 Oct, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Exynos 1330
(upto 600 MHz)
(upto 512 MHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
N/A
128 MB RAM
4 GB/ 6 GB/ 8 GB/ RAM

Display

N/A
N/A
2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
LCD
TFT
Super AMOLED
320x240 px
320x240 px
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
13 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

N/A
N/A
1200 mAh
1150 mAh
5000 mAh
N/A
N/A
25W Fast Charging
N/A
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 MB
256 MB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

User Ratings

3.7/5
(373 ratings)
4/5
(417 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Aug 09, 2010
(Official)
N/A
Oct 18, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Symbian
Blackberry v5.0.x
Android v15

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
N/A
Good

Chipset

N/A
N/A
Samsung Exynos 1330
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Processor

600 MHz
512 MHz
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
N/A
Mali-G68 MP2

RAM

N/A
128 MB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Display Type

LCD
TFT
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px
320x240 px
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
1100 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

167 ppi
167 ppi
387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

26.35 %
27.29 %
85.86 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with notch

Display Colour

N/A
65K
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
84.70 %

Design

Height

115 mm
109 mm
164.4 mm

Width

58.9 mm
60 mm
77.9 mm

Thickness

12.80 mm
13.90 mm
7.5 mm

Weight

126 grams
106 grams
192 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass Fiber

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 0.64µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A
1600 x 1200 Pixels
8160 x 6120 Pixels

Settings

N/A
N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A
N/A
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital Zoom
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

320x240 @20
320x240 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Very Good

Resolution

N/A
N/A
13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
No

Flash

N/A
N/A
No

Camera Features

N/A
N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A
N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
N/A
Very Good

Capacity

1200 mAh
1150 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5.5(3G) / Up to 18.5(2G)
Up to 4.5 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 25W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB
256 MB
128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)
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SAR Value

N/A
N/A
Head: 0.640 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)
Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2
Yes v2
Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
N/A
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Video Player

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

Ring Tone

N/A
Music ringtones Vibration
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AAC AAC+ eAAC+ WMA
Yes Music Formats: MP3
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Capacitive

Other Sensors

Light sensor
N/A
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

+ Downloadable
+ Downloadable
N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0
Yes
N/A

Browser

Yes
Yes HTML
N/A

Phone Book

Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall
Yes Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields Photocall Limited
N/A

SMS

Yes
Yes Threaded View
N/A

MMS

Yes OMA 1.3
Yes
N/A

Email

Yes SMTP IMAP4 POP3
Yes
N/A

Instant Messaging

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Facilities

Flash Lite v3.0 Voice command/dial Organizer T9 Audio messaging Converter ZIP Intranet Calculator Calendar To-do list Recorder Calculator Clock
Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
N/A

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