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BlackBerry Curve 8530
Global Score
52.838.1
Basic Information
ZTEBlackberry
Android 4.4.2BlackBerry 5.0.x
--2009-11-05
4.92 x 2.56 x 0.45 inches4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 inches
5.13 ounces3.74 ounces
Black--
$ 65.00$ 65.00
Display / Screen
4 inches2.4 inches
480 x 800 pixels 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
TFTTFT
233 pixels per inch167 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
7.76
Performance
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7627 chipset
ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processorARM11 (Single-Core 528 MHz) processor
1 GB RAM--
Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPUAdreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU
8.376.66
Storage
4 GB internal memory--
microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slotmicroSD, microSDHC external memory slot
3.820
Camera
5.00 MP2.00 MP
1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution--
5.54.73
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile Hotspot--
LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSMCDMA
Micro SIM--
6.42.5
Battery Life
1820mAh Li-Ion Battery1150mAh Li-Ion Battery
Removable BatteryRemovable Battery
360 hours standby time
4.5 hours talk time
252 hours standby time
4.5 hours talk time
3.682.8
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 2.1
GPSGPS
Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity SensorLight Sensor

Comparison review

ZTE Compel has an overall score of 52.8, which is much better than BlackBerry Curve 8530's general score of 38.1. The ZTE Compel has Android 4.4.2 operating system, and BlackBerry Curve 8530 comes with BlackBerry 5.0.x operating system. The ZTE Compel body is thinner but way heavier than BlackBerry Curve 8530.

ZTE Compel has a much sharper screen than BlackBerry Curve 8530, because it has a lot better resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, a higher count of pixels per inch of display and a really bigger screen. ZTE Compel has a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than BlackBerry Curve 8530.

ZTE Compel features a really superior processing power than BlackBerry Curve 8530, because it has a better graphics co-processor and 3 more cpu cores. ZTE Compel features a better camera than BlackBerry Curve 8530, because it has a back camera with much more MP. The ZTE Compel features a really longer battery lifetime than BlackBerry Curve 8530, because it has a 1820mAh battery capacity instead of 1150mAh.

ZTE Compel costs the same than the BlackBerry Curve 8530, which makes it an easy choice.




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