Nokia E50 vs Blackberry Curve 8520

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Comparing the Nokia E50 vs Blackberry Curve 8520 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Blackberry Curve 8520 runs at a higher processing speed of 0.51 GHz, while Nokia E50 runs at 0.23 GHz, making Blackberry Curve 8520 the better performer.


Display: Blackberry Curve 8520 offers a screen size of 2.4 inches, while Nokia E50 offers 2.1 inches, making Blackberry Curve 8520 the larger display of the two. Both Nokia E50 and Blackberry Curve 8520 feature the same TFT display.


Rear Camera: Blackberry Curve 8520 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 2 MP, while Nokia E50 offers 1.3 MP, making Blackberry Curve 8520 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Nokia E50 offers a higher battery capacity with 970 mAh, while Blackberry Curve 8520 offers 1150 mAh, making Nokia E50 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia E50 offers higher internal storage with 70 GB, while Blackberry Curve 8520 offers 256 GB, making Nokia E50 the better option for storage.

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Nokia E50
(Discontinued)
Blackberry Curve 8520
₹10,900
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

01 May, 2006
03 Aug, 2009

Performance

(upto 235 MHz)
(upto 512 MHz)
32 MB RAM
128 MB RAM

Display

2.1 inches (5.33 cm)
2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
TFT
TFT
240x320 px
320x240 px

Rear Camera

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

970 mAh
1150 mAh

Storage

70 MB
256 MB

User Ratings

N/A
4/5
(417 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Symbian
Blackberry v5.0.x

Performance

Processor

235 MHz
512 MHz

RAM

32 MB
128 MB

Display

Display Type

TFT
TFT

Screen Size

2.1 inches  (5.33 cm)
2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)

Resolution

240x320 px
320x240 px

Pixel Density

190 ppi
167 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.8 %
27.29 %

Display Colour

256
65K

Design

Height

113 mm
109 mm

Width

43.5 mm
60 mm

Thickness

15.50 mm
13.90 mm

Weight

104 grams
106 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Image Resolution

1280 x 960 Pixels
1600 x 1200 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

220x176 fps
320x240 fps

Battery

Capacity

970 mAh
1150 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6.5 Hours(2G)
Up to 4.5 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

70 MB
256 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

No
Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Bluetooth

Yes v2
Yes v2

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: 3GP
Yes Video Formats: H.263 H.264 MPEG4 WMV

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration
Music ringtones Vibration

Music

Yes Music Formats: MP3
Yes Music Formats: MP3

Sensors

Games

Yes Pro Tour Golf Support for Java™ and Symbian games Multi-player games
+ Downloadable

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0
Yes

Browser

Yes WAP
Yes HTML

Phone Book

Practically Unlimited Limited
Yes Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields Photocall Limited

SMS

N/A
Yes Threaded View

MMS

v1.2 text voice clips video clips and still images receiving editing and sending
Yes

Email

Yes
Yes

Instant Messaging

Yes
Yes

Other Facilities

Active matrix display Navigation Menu items displayed as list or grid Input method: Phone keypad Symbian operating system OS 9.1 S60 platform 3rd edition Enhanced Voice Features Video capture up to one hour Circuit-Switched Data Ability to use E50 as a modem Advanced Device Management Nokia Access Call Management PC Suite Calendar Customizable profiles Alarm clock RealPlayer: play streaming sound and video clips or downloaded content Notepad for writing short memos Calculator
Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input