Sony Ericsson S500i vs Blackberry Curve 8520

Comparing the Sony Ericsson S500i vs Blackberry Curve 8520 across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Blackberry Curve 8520 offers a screen size of 2.4 inches, while Sony Ericsson S500i offers 2 inches, making Blackberry Curve 8520 the larger display of the two. Sony Ericsson S500i features a LCD display compared to Blackberry Curve 8520's TFT, making Sony Ericsson S500i the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Sony Ericsson S500i and Blackberry Curve 8520 feature a 2 MP primary rear camera.

Battery: Sony Ericsson S500i offers a higher battery capacity with 930 mAh, while Blackberry Curve 8520 offers 1150 mAh, making Sony Ericsson S500i better for longer battery life.

Storage: Blackberry Curve 8520 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Sony Ericsson S500i offers 12 GB, making Blackberry Curve 8520 the better option for storage.

Sony Ericsson S500i

(Discontinued)

Blackberry Curve 8520

₹10,900

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

01 Jan, 2007

03 Aug, 2009

User Ratings

N/A	4/5 (417 ratings)

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General

Operating System

N/A	Blackberry v5.0.x

Performance

Processor

N/A

512 MHz

RAM

N/A

128 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD

TFT

Screen Size

2 inches (5.08 cm)

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)

Resolution

240x320 px

320x240 px

Pixel Density

200 ppi

167 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

26.64 %

27.29 %

Display Colour

N/A

65K

Design

Height

99 mm

109 mm

Width

47 mm

60 mm

Thickness

14.00 mm

13.90 mm

Weight

94 grams

106 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

Yes

N/A

Image Resolution

N/A	1600 x 1200 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

N/A	320x240 fps

Battery

Capacity

930 mAh

1150 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 9(2G)

Up to 4.5 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

12 MB

256 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A	SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Bluetooth

Yes v2

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

Video Player

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

Ring Tone

N/A	Music ringtones Vibration

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ player

Yes Music Formats: MP3

Sensors

Games

3D Games

+ Downloadable

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0

Yes

Browser

Yes

Yes HTML

Phone Book

1000 Entries Photo Call

Yes Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields Photocall Limited

SMS

N/A	Yes Threaded View

MMS

N/A

Yes

Email

N/A

Yes

Instant Messaging

N/A

Yes

Other Facilities

Alarm clock Calculator Calendar Flight mode Notes Stopwatch Tasks Timer Picture wallpaper Wallpaper animation Track ID music recognition

Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input