BlackBerry Bold 9780 vs BlackBerry Curve 8530

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          BlackBerry BlackBerry
          Announced
          October 2010 November 2009
          Status
          Available - November 2010 Available - December 2009
          Colors
          Black, White Black, Purple
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          109 x 60 x 14 mm
          (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
          109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
          (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
          Weight
          122 g (4.3 oz) 106 g (3.74 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
          HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
          CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          BlackBerry OS 6.0 BlackBerry OS 5.0
          Processor
          624 MHz [Similar] 528 MHz [Similar]
          GPU
          RAM
          512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
          Internal Memory
          256 MB storage 256 MB ROM
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included microSD, up to 32GB

          Display

          Type
          TFT TFT
          Colors
          65K colors 65K colors
          Size
          2.44 inches [Similar] 2.46 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi)
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          28.17% 28.52%
          Multi-Touch
          no multi touch no multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash No
          Features
          Auto focus, 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
          No No
          Games
          Yes + downloadable Yes
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes No
          Edge
          Yes No
          3G
          HSDPA 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, UMA 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
          256 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 256 MB ROM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included microSD, up to 32GB

          Sensors

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

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
          Capacity
          1500 mAh 1150 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 528 h (2G)
          Up to 408 h (3G)
          Up to 252 h
          Talk Time
          Up to 6 h (2G)
          Up to 6 h (3G)
          Up to 4 h 30 min

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