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BlackBerry Curve 8530
Global Score
35.238.1
Basic Information
SamsungBlackberry
--BlackBerry 5.0.x
2009-02-162009-11-05
3.82 x 1.86 x 0.59 inches4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 inches
3.03 ounces3.74 ounces
$ 65.00$ 65.00
Display / Screen
2 inches2.4 inches
176 x 220 pixels 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
TFTTFT
141 pixels per inch167 pixels per inch
No touch screenNo touch screen
5.76
Performance
--Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7627 chipset
processorARM11 (Single-Core 528 MHz) processor
GPUAdreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU
5.766.66
Storage
15,36 MB internal memory--
microSD, microSDHC external memory slotmicroSD, microSDHC external memory slot
0.30
Camera
0.30 MP2.00 MP
3.634.73
Networks
--Wi-Fi
EDGE and GSMCDMA
SIM--
0.32.5
Battery Life
800mAh Li-Ion Battery1150mAh Li-Ion Battery
Removable BatteryRemovable Battery
340 hours standby time
7 hours talk time
252 hours standby time
4.5 hours talk time
2.242.8
Other Features
Bluetooth 2.0Bluetooth 2.1
--GPS
--Light Sensor

Comparison review

BlackBerry Curve 8530 is just a bit better than Samsung C3050, getting a score of 38.1 against 35.2. BlackBerry Curve 8530's design is heavier but a little bit thinner than the Samsung C3050, and both were only released with a few months difference. BlackBerry Curve 8530 counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung C3050, because it has a higher resolution of 240 x 320px, a larger display and a quite higher screen density.

The BlackBerry Curve 8530 has a greater performance than Samsung C3050, because it has more processing cores and a GPU. The BlackBerry Curve 8530 has a much better camera than Samsung C3050, because it has a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels. Samsung C3050 features a way bigger memory for apps and games than BlackBerry Curve 8530, although it has no SD memory card expansion slot.

The BlackBerry Curve 8530 features a way better battery life than Samsung C3050, because it has 1150mAh of battery capacity.

The BlackBerry Curve 8530 costs exactly the same than the Samsung C3050.




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