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BlackBerry Curve 8520

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BlackBerry Curve 8520

Nokia E5

Network
Technology GSM GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2009, July. Released 2009, August 2010, April. Released 2010, August
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in) 115 x 58.9 x 12.8 mm, 75 cc (4.53 x 2.32 x 0.50 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 126 g (4.44 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT, 65K colors TFT, 256K colors
Size 2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio) 2.36 inches, 17.2 cm2 (~25.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density) 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~169 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 5.0 Symbian 9.3, Series 60 rel. 3.2
CPU 512 MHz 600 MHz ARM 11
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal 256MB 250MB; 256MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 2 MP 5 MP
Features LED flash
Video 320p 480p@15fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 Dedicated music keys
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP & DLNA technology
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP 2.0, A2DP
Positioning No GPS, A-GPS; Ovi Maps
Infrared port No No
Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors
 MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), PDF viewer
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
Voice command/dial
Organizer
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery (BL-4D)
Stand-by Up to 408 h Up to 635 h (2G) / Up to 670 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 13 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 15 min (3G)
Music play Up to 38 h
Misc
Colors Black Carbon Black, Chalk White, Sky Blue, Copper Brown, Silver Grey
SAR 1.22 W/kg (head)     0.83 W/kg (body)     1.18 W/kg (head)     1.12 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.02 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)     0.88 W/kg (head)    
Price About 70 EUR About 90 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 76dB Voice 75dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -87.2dB / Crosstalk -86.6dB Noise -90.0dB / Crosstalk -91.5dB

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