Blackberry Curve 9300 vs 8520 – Feature Comparison

For those who are looking to purchase a Blackberry device or those who are fans and love the budget friendly aspect of these smartphones will surely end up wondering whether to get the BlackBerry Curve 9300 or the BlackBerry Curve 8520.

Both these smartphones belong to the Curve series and therefore do not have many differences between them. Those who are followers of the company and its creations, understand that there is no real reason to purchase a Curve 8520 now that the Curve 3G 9300 has replaced and improved on it in several important ways.

Before we further move on, lets understand the differences between them.

Specifications of Blackberry Curve 8520

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  Blackberry Curve 9300 vs 8520

  109 x 60 x 13.9 mm, 106 grams, QWERTY

• 2.46 inches, TFT screen, Touch-sensitive optical trackpad
• 320 x 240 pixels, 65 thousand colors
• BlackBerry OS 5.0, 512 MHz
• 2 Megapixels, 1600×1200 pixels
• 256 MB ROM, microSD, up to 32GB
• GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, USB
• MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
• MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
• Organizer, Voice dial/memo, Predictive text input
• Standby and Talk times of 408 hours and 5 hours approximately

Understanding the Differences between Curve 9300 vs 8520

The Blackberry Curve 9300 has the upper hand because:

• It has 3G support which is absent in the 8520. Data speeds are very fast and will come handy when roaming internationally.
• WiFi b/g/n vs WiFi b/g – Max data rate of WiFi ‘g’ is 54 Mbits/sec , max rate of WiFi ‘n’ is 600Mbits/sec
• The main upgrade of Bluetooth v2.1 is secure simple pairing. This increases the ease of use and strength of security, also allows for lower power consumption
• The operating system can be upgraded to BlackBerry OS6, which is limited to OS5 in the Curve 8520
• GPS is another important aspect which is missing in the 8520
• The Curve 9300 supports all the latest formats so does the 8520, but can play FLAC music files unlike the former unit
• 456 hours standby time to that of 408 hours, delivering up to 12% more stamina
• The 9300 has a lower Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) than the 8520, making it ‘safer’ if you’re concerned about cell phone radiation. It is a measure of the rate at which energy is absorbed by the body when exposed to a radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic field.

The better phone between the two is the Blackberry Curve 9300 as it is the elder brother, having richer specifications and functions such as GPS, OS6 capability and WiFi.