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| Global Score | |
| 40.6 | 44.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Blackberry |
| Symbian 9.3 | BlackBerry 7.1 |
| 2008-08-26 | 2013-01-03 |
| 4.33 x 1.93 x 0.59 inches | 4.29 x 2.36 x 0.50 inches |
| 3.42 ounces | 3.66 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| $ 139.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.4 inches | 2.4 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) |
| TFT | TFT |
| 167 pixels per inch | 167 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.4 | 5.9 |
| ARM11 (Single-Core 369 MHz) processor | Single-Core 800 MHz processor |
| -- | 512 MB RAM |
| GPU | GPU |
| 6.21 | 7.11 |
| Storage | |
| 51,2 MB internal memory | -- |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 0.4 | 1.32 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 3.20 MP |
| f/2.80 aperture | -- |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 640 x 480 (VGA) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 5.17 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.3 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1450mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 370 hours standby time 5.5 hours talk time | 432 hours standby time 8 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The BlackBerry Curve 9315 is a little bit better than Nokia N79, with a global score of 44.4 against 40.6. BlackBerry Curve 9315's construction is a lot newer and somewhat thinner than Nokia N79's, although it's also just a little bit heavier. BlackBerry Curve 9315 has BlackBerry 7.1 operating system, while Nokia N79 comes with Symbian 9.3 operating system.
Nokia N79 has a bit better looking screen than BlackBerry Curve 9315. Both of them have the same quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen, the same resolution of 320 x 240 pixels and a same size screen. The BlackBerry Curve 9315 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Nokia N79.
BlackBerry Curve 9315 features a superior processing unit than Nokia N79. Both have a Single-Core processing unit. The BlackBerry Curve 9315 features greater battery duration than Nokia N79, because it has 1450mAh of battery capacity. The Nokia N79 takes much better videos and photos than BlackBerry Curve 9315, and although they both have the same (VGA) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Nokia N79 also has a back facing camera with a much higher 5 mega pixels resolution.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, BlackBerry Curve 9315 is also the cheapest, making this phone a very good choice.
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