Samsung Galaxy 551 vs BlackBerry Curve 8530

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          General Info

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

          Hardware and OS

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

          Display

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

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          No No
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging
          Video
          Yes, QVGA@15fps 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
          Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No
          Edge
          Class 12 No
          3G
          HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA 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/n, DLNA, 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
          160 MB 256 MB ROM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32 GB, 1 GB included 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 present accelerometer sensor not present
          NFC
          NFC not supported NFC not supported

          Battery

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

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