BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Bold 9790

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          BlackBerry BlackBerry
          Announced
          July 2009 November 2011
          Status
          Available - August 2009 Available - December 2011
          Colors
          Black Black
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
          (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
          110 x 60 x 11.4 mm
          (4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
          Weight
          106 g (3.74 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
          HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          BlackBerry OS BlackBerry OS 7.0
          Processor
          512MHz [Similar] Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz [Similar]
          GPU
          RAM
          N/A 768 MB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          256 MB 8 GB storage
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

          Display

          Type
          TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          65K colors 16M colors
          Size
          2.46 inches [Similar] 2.45 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (245 ppi)
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          28.52% 28.14%
          Multi-Touch
          no multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          No LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
          Video
          Yes, QVGA Yes, VGA
          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
          Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
          Edge
          Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
          3G
          No HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent)
          USB
          Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
          GPS
          No Yes, with A-GPS support
          Browser
          HTML HTML

          User Memory

          Internal
          256 MB 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32GB 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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
          Capacity
          1150 mAh (JM-1)
          Stand by
          Up to 408 h Up to 432 h (2G)
          Up to 408 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 5 h 10 min (2G)
          Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)

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