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| Global Score | |
| 27.8 | 38.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Palm | Blackberry |
| Palm OS 5.4 | BlackBerry 5.0.x |
| -- | 2009-11-05 |
| 4.40 x 2.30 x 0.90 inches | 4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 inches |
| 6.30 ounces | 3.74 ounces |
| $ 65.00 | $ 65.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| -- | 2.4 inches |
| 320 x 320 pixels | 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) |
| TFT | TFT |
| -- | 167 pixels per inch |
| Resistive | No touch screen |
| 3.4 | 6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7627 chipset |
| Intel PXA270 (Single-Core 312 MHz) processor | ARM11 (Single-Core 528 MHz) processor |
| GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 6.12 | 6.66 |
| Storage | |
| 23,55 MB internal memory | -- |
| MMC, SD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 0.3 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 0.30 MP | 2.00 MP |
| 3.63 | 4.73 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| CDMA | CDMA |
| 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1150mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 4.5 hours talk time | 252 hours standby time 4.5 hours talk time |
| 2.56 | 2.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 1.1 | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The BlackBerry Curve 8530 is much better than Palm Treo 650 (CDMA), having a 38.1 score against 27.8. BlackBerry Curve 8530 comes with BlackBerry 5.0.x operating system, while Palm Treo 650 (CDMA) has Palm OS 5.4 operating system. The BlackBerry Curve 8530 body is thinner and a lot lighter than the Palm Treo 650 (CDMA).
BlackBerry Curve 8530 counts with a way better display than Palm Treo 650 (CDMA), although it has a bit worse resolution of 240 x 320px. Palm Treo 650 (CDMA) counts with much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than BlackBerry Curve 8530, although it has no SD memory card expansion slot.
The BlackBerry Curve 8530 has a bit more powerful processor than Palm Treo 650 (CDMA), and although they both have 1 processing cores, the BlackBerry Curve 8530 also has a graphics co-processor. The BlackBerry Curve 8530 counts with a much better camera than Palm Treo 650 (CDMA), because it has a camera in the back with way more MP.
BlackBerry Curve 8530 counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Palm Treo 650 (CDMA), because it has a 1150mAh battery capacity.
BlackBerry Curve 8530 costs exactly the same than the Palm Treo 650 (CDMA), which makes it an easy choice.
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