Nokia E72 vs Blackberry Curve 8530

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Comparing the Nokia E72 vs Blackberry Curve 8530 across display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Both Nokia E72 and Blackberry Curve 8530 offer the same screen size of 2.4 inches and feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: Nokia E72 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 2 MP, making Nokia E72 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Nokia E72 offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 1150 mAh, making Nokia E72 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Blackberry Curve 8530 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Nokia E72 offers 250 GB, making Blackberry Curve 8530 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Blackberry Curve 8530 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Nokia E72 has a rating of 3.4.

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Nokia E72
₹6,999
(Discontinued)
Blackberry Curve 8530
₹10,990
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Release Date

01 Oct, 2009
18 Dec, 2009

Performance

N/A
(upto 528 MHz)
128 MB RAM
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

Front Camera

0.3 MP
N/A

Battery

1500 mAh
1150 mAh

Storage

250 MB
256 MB

User Ratings

3.4/5
(25 ratings)
4.2/5
(5 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Dec 18, 2009

Operating System

N/A
Blackberry v5

Performance

Processor

N/A
528 MHz

RAM

128 MB
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)

26.98 %
27.29 %

Design

Height

114 mm
109 mm

Width

58 mm
60 mm

Thickness

10.00 mm
13.90 mm

Weight

128 grams
105 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Front Camera
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1500 mAh
1150 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6 Hours(3G) / Up to 12.5 Hours(2G)
Up to 4.5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

250 MB
256 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 16 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
N/A

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 v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: 3GP MP4
Yes Video Formats: MPEG4 H.263 H.264 WMV9

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: MP3
Yes Music Formats: Yes 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

Games

Yes Downloadable
+ Downloadable

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0
No

Browser

Yes HTML
Yes

Phone Book

Practically unlimited Limited
Yes Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall

SMS

SMS Storage: up to 999 messages
Yes Threaded View

MMS

N/A
Yes

Email

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

Other Facilities

Display and 3D Keys and input method Colours and covers Connectors Memory Power Energy efficiency Eco content and services Materials Recycling Packaging Operating frequency Data network Local connectivity and synchronisation Service Call features Messaging E-mail Web browsing GPS and navigation Photography Video Music and audio playback Voice and audio recording Personalisation
Ring ID Picture ID Multiple numbers per contact Alarm Calendar To-Do / Tasks Calculator Notes.