BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs Samsung Galaxy 551

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          BlackBerry Samsung
          Announced
          November 2009 October 2010
          Status
          Available - December 2009 Available - Q4 2010
          Colors
          Black, Purple Black
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
          (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
          111 x 55 x 15.2 mm
          (4.37 x 2.17 x 0.6 in)
          Weight
          106 g (3.74 oz) 117 g (4.13 oz)
          2G Network
          CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100
          HSDPA 850 / 2100
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          BlackBerry OS 5.0 Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
          Processor
          528 MHz [Similar] 600 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 200 [Similar]
          RAM
          N/A N/A
          Internal Memory
          256 MB ROM 160 MB
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included

          Display

          Type
          TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          65K colors 16M colors
          Size
          2.46 inches [Similar] 3.2 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 240 x 400 pixels (146 ppi)
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          28.52% 47.59%
          Multi-Touch
          no multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          No No
          Features
          Geo-tagging Auto focus,
          Video
          Yes Yes, QVGA@15fps
          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 Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
          Edge
          No Class 12
          3G
          Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA
          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/n, DLNA, 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 160 MB
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included

          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 present
          NFC
          NFC not supported NFC not supported

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          1150 mAh 1200 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 252 h Up to 520 h (2G)
          Up to 370 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 9 h (2G)
          Up to 5 h (3G)

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