RIM Blackberry Curve 9320 vs. RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 8.1 Winner RIM Blackberry Curve 9320 Reasons to buy the RIM Blackberry Curve 9320 Has a numeric keypad Physical numeric keypad Has an accelerometer Detects movement for interactive apps No multitasking When you switch apps the previous app is closed No app store Harder to find and install games and programs on your phone No camera flash You'll probably get blurry photos when there isn't enough light Recent network technology 3.5G Built in FM radio Listen to music from your favorite stations Average speed wifi 802.11n (150 mbps) Average battery capacity 1,450 mAh Average size 60x109x12 mm Average talk time 7 hours Low resolution 3.2 MP Average speed max data speeds HSDPA (7.2 mbps) Not very sharp screen 163 PPI Thick 13 mm Light-weight 103 g Bluetooth 2.1 4.8 Runner-up RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 "The QWERTY keypad that sits below it offers excellent usability. It's not the largest keyboard we've seen, but it's easy to adjust to and the keys are responsive and firmly attached." techradar.com | talking about the BlackBerry Curve 8520's keyboard "We found the handset responded quickly to our inputs, with a 512MHz processor moving things along nicely and with little lag." techradar.com | talking about the BlackBerry Curve 8520's processor Reasons to buy the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 Small screen 2.7"

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Overview

Music 10.0 vs 1.0 Winner: RIM Blackberry Curve 9320 [details] Listen to your music and news from your favorite radio stations wherever you are Keyboard & keypad 10.0 vs 5.5 Winner: RIM Blackberry Curve 9320 [details] Numeric keypads make dialing phone numbers fast and easy, Physical numeric keypad vs None Battery 8.2 vs 5.7 Winner: RIM Blackberry Curve 9320 [details] Around 30% higher capacity battery, 1,450 mAh vs 1,150 mAh Around 60% more talk time per battery charge, 7 hours vs 4.5 hours Size 9.3 vs 8.8 Winner: RIM Blackberry Curve 9320 [details] Around 10% smaller, 60x109x12 mm vs 60x109x13 mm Around 10% thinner, 13 mm vs 14 mm Almost the same, 103 g vs 106 g Screen 3.1 vs 3.1 Too close to call [details] Very small screens Low resolution screens Lower quality display of text, images and video Photo & Video - vs - Missing information [details] Network - vs - Missing information [details] Storage - vs 1.5 Missing information [details] Processing power - vs 2.5 Missing information [details] Web browsing 3.9 vs - Missing information [details] Sensors 7.8 vs - Missing information [details] Overall 8.1 vs 4.8

Music

	RIM Blackberry Curve 9320			RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
	FM Radio	Yes	vs	No	With the 9320 you can listen to music from your favorite radio stations
	FM Transmitter	No	vs	No	Neither have built-in FM transmitters
	Headphone jack	3.5 mm	vs	3.5 mm	Both have a headphone jack

Keyboard & keypad

	RIM Blackberry Curve 9320			RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
	Numeric keypad	Physical numeric keypad	vs	None	The 9320 has a numeric keypad, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 doesn't
	Keyboard	QWERTY keyboard	vs	QWERTY keyboard	Have full keyboards

Battery

	RIM Blackberry Curve 9320			RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
	Talk time	7 hours	vs	4.5 hours	Average talk time
	Standby time	18 days	vs	17 days	Average standby time
	Battery capacity	1,450 mAh	vs	1,150 mAh	Average capacity batteries
	Technology	Lithium Ion	vs	Lithium Ion

Size

	RIM Blackberry Curve 9320			RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
	Weight	103 g	vs	106 g	Light weight
	Thickness	13 mm	vs	14 mm	Average thickness
	Size	60x109x12 mm	vs	60x109x13 mm	The 9320 is of average size, but the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is large
	Waterproof	No	vs	No	Neither are waterproof

Screen

	RIM Blackberry Curve 9320			RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
	Screen size	2.4"	vs	2.7"	Very small screens
	Screen resolution	240x320	vs	240x320	Low resolution screens
	Screen PPI	163 PPI	vs	150 PPI	Lower quality display of text, images and video
	Screen type	TFT LCD	vs	TFT LCD	Both have LCD screens, fairly common
	Touchscreen type	None	vs	None

Photo & Video

	RIM Blackberry Curve 9320			RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
	Camera	3.2 MP	vs	2 MP	They both have cameras
	Flash	Yes	vs	No	The 9320 has a camera flash which helps avoid blurry photos when there isn't enough light
	Secondary Camera	None	vs	None
	Movie format	Unknown	vs	Unknown
	Video out	Unknown	vs	None

Network

	RIM Blackberry Curve 9320			RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
	Network	HSDPA (7.2 mbps)	vs	EDGE (0.384 mbps)	Average data speeds
	Generation	3.5G	vs	2.5G	The 9320 has standard network technology, but the BlackBerry Curve 8520's is older than most
	Download speed	3.36 mbps	vs	Unknown
	Upload speed	1.27 mbps	vs	Unknown
	Network latency	171 ms	vs	Unknown
	Wifi	802.11n (150 mbps)	vs	802.11g (54 mbps)	The 9320's has average speed wifi, but the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is slower than most
	Wifi hotspot	Unknown	vs	No
	NFC	Unknown	vs	No
	Bluetooth	2.1	vs	2.0	Average bluetooth support

Storage

	RIM Blackberry Curve 9320			RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
	Memory card	Unknown	vs	Micro SD, Micro SDHC
	Internal storage	Unknown	vs	256 MB

Processing power

	RIM Blackberry Curve 9320			RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
	Frequency	Unknown	vs	512 MHz
	Number of cores	Single core	vs	Single core	Both have single core cpus which is about the average
	RAM	524 MB	vs	128 MB	Average amount of RAM for running apps

Web browsing

	RIM Blackberry Curve 9320			RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
	Browser benchmark	2,036 ms	vs	Unknown
	Adobe Flash support	No	vs	No	Neither supports Adobe Flash

Sensors

	RIM Blackberry Curve 9320			RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520
	GPS	Assisted GPS	vs	Unknown
	Accelerometer	Yes	vs	No	The 9320's accelerometer enables apps to detect when you're moving your phone for motion interactivity
	Compass	Yes	vs	Unknown
	Gyroscope	No	vs	No

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