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BlackBerry Curve 8530
Global Score
38.338.1
Basic Information
SamsungBlackberry
--BlackBerry 5.0.x
2011-08-092009-11-05
3.89 x 2.01 x 0.85 inches4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 inches
3.90 ounces3.74 ounces
$ 65.00$ 65.00
Display / Screen
2.2 inches2.4 inches
240 x 320 pixels (QVGA)320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
TFTTFT
182 pixels per inch167 pixels per inch
No touch screenNo touch screen
6.16
Performance
--Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7627 chipset
processorARM11 (Single-Core 528 MHz) processor
128 MB RAM--
GPUAdreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU
5.766.66
microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slotmicroSD, microSDHC external memory slot
1.320
Camera
3.20 MP2.00 MP
5.064.73
Networks
--Wi-Fi
EV-DO A and CDMACDMA
0.22.5
Battery Life
1300mAh Li-Ion Battery1150mAh Li-Ion Battery
Removable BatteryRemovable Battery
450 hours standby time
6.5 hours talk time
252 hours standby time
4.5 hours talk time
3.042.8
Other Features
Bluetooth 2.1Bluetooth 2.1
GPSGPS
--Light Sensor

Comparison review

Samsung Convoy 2 has an overall score of 38.3, which is slightly better than BlackBerry Curve 8530's 38.1 score. Samsung Convoy 2 is a newer phone than the BlackBerry Curve 8530, but it's just a little heavier and incredibly thicker. Samsung Convoy 2 has a little more vivid screen than BlackBerry Curve 8530, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 320 x 240, the Samsung Convoy 2 also counts with a quite greater pixels quantity per inch in the display.

Samsung Convoy 2 features a lot bigger storage for apps and games than BlackBerry Curve 8530. BlackBerry Curve 8530 counts with a better processing unit than Samsung Convoy 2, because it has more cpu cores and an additional GPU. Samsung Convoy 2 features a bit better camera than BlackBerry Curve 8530, because it has a back facing camera with a lot better resolution.

The Samsung Convoy 2 has a bit superior battery lifetime than BlackBerry Curve 8530, because it has 1300mAh of battery capacity against 1150mAh.

Samsung Convoy 2 costs exactly the same than the BlackBerry Curve 8530.




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