BlackBerry 9720 vs BlackBerry Curve 8530

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          BlackBerry BlackBerry
          Announced
          August 2013 November 2009
          Status
          Available - August 2013 Available - December 2009
          Colors
          Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink Black, Purple
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          114 x 66 x 12 mm
          (4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
          109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
          (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
          Weight
          120 g (4.23 oz) 106 g (3.74 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          BlackBerry OS 7.1 BlackBerry OS 5.0
          Processor
          806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar] 528 MHz [Similar]
          GPU
          -
          RAM
          512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
          Internal Memory
          512 MB ROM 256 MB ROM
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

          Display

          Type
          IPS capacitive touchscreen TFT
          Colors
          16M colors 65K colors
          Size
          2.8 inches [Similar] 2.46 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi)
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          32.35% 28.52%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch no multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash No
          Features
          Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging
          Video
          Yes Yes
          Front Camera
          No [Similar] No [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          Stereo FM radio with RDS No
          Games
          Yes + Downloadable Yes
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes No
          Edge
          Yes No
          3G
          HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
          Browser
          HTML HTML

          User Memory

          Internal
          512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 256 MB ROM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

          Sensors

          Fingerprint
          fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
          Proximity Sensor
          proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
          Accelerometer Sensor
          accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor not present
          NFC
          NFC not supported NFC not supported

          Battery

          Type
          Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion
          Capacity
          1450 mAh 1150 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 432 h Up to 252 h
          Talk Time
          Up to 7 h Up to 4 h 30 min

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