BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs BlackBerry 9720

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          General Info

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

          Hardware and OS

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

          Display

          Type
          TFT IPS capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          65K colors 16M colors
          Size
          2.46 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          28.52% 32.35%
          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
          Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
          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 Stereo FM radio with RDS
          Games
          Yes Yes + Downloadable
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

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

          User Memory

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

          Sensors

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

          Battery

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

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