Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Lumia 530

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Nokia Nokia
Announced November 2009 February 2013 July 2014
Status Available - December 2009 Available - April 2013 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, Purple Yellow, red, cyan, white/black White, Orange, Gray, Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 5.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor 528 MHz Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 302
RAM N/A 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 256 MB ROM 8 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 59.47% 59.08%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio FM Radio
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging 1/4'' sensor size
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps 480p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB ROM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J)
Capacity 1150 mAh 1430 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 252 h Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)