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| Section | Specification | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max | Samsung Galaxy A06 | Phone 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network | Speed | Nill | HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA, LTE | — |
| 2G bands | Nill | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | — | |
| 3G bands | Nill | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 | — | |
| 4G bands | Nill | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3296 | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 | — | |
| 5G bands | Nill | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3296 | Nill | — | |
| Technology | Nill | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE | — | |
| Launch | Status | Discontinued | Available. Released 2024, September 20 | Available. Released 2024, August 22 | — |
| Announced | 2009, July. Released 2009, August | 2024, September 09 | 2024, August 16 | — | |
| Body | SIM | Nill | · Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International) · eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA) · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China) | · Nano-SIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM | — |
| Build | Nill | Glass front (Ceramic Shield), glass back, titanium frame (grade 5) | Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame | — | |
| Weight | Nill | 227 g (8.01 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) | — | |
| Dimensions | Nill | 163 x 77.6 x 8.3 mm (6.42 x 3.06 x 0.33 in) | 167.3 x 77.3 x 8 mm (6.59 x 3.04 x 0.31 in) | — | |
| [bodyother] | Nill | IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) | Nill | — | |
| Display | Size | 2.6 inches | 6.9 inches, 115.6 cm2 (~91.4% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.7 inches, 108.4 cm2 (~83.8% screen-to-body ratio) | — |
| Resolution | 320 x 240 pixels | 1320 x 2868 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density) | 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~262 ppi density) | — | |
| Technology | TFT, 65K colors | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Extra Features | Touch-sensitive optical trackpad | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Type | Nill | LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM) | PLS LCD | — | |
| Protection | Nill | Ceramic Shield glass (2024 gen), Mohs level 4 | Nill | — | |
| Platform | OS | Nill | iOS 18, upgradable to iOS 26.6 | Android 14, up to 2 major OS updates, One UI 8 | — |
| CPU | Nill | Hexa-core (2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz) | Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | — | |
| GPU | Nill | Apple GPU (6-core graphics) | Mali-G52 MC2 | — | |
| Chipset | Nill | Apple A18 Pro (3 nm) | Mediatek Helio G85 (12 nm) | — | |
| Memory | Card | microSD card (supports up to 32GB) | Nill | Nill | — |
| Built-in | 256MB built-in | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Storage variants | 256MB built-in | 256 MB | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Internal | Nill | 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM | 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM | — | |
| Card slot | Nill | No | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | — | |
| [memoryother] | Nill | NVMe | eMMC 5.1 | — | |
| Main Camera | Video | Nill | 4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec. | 1080p@30/60fps | — |
| Triple | Nill | 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS 12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom 48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) | Nill | — | |
| Features | Nill | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | LED flash | — | |
| Dual | Nill | Nill | 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF Auxiliary lens | — | |
| Selfie camera | Video | Nill | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | Yes | — |
| Single | Nill | 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) | 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm | — | |
| Features | Nill | HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec. | Nill | — | |
| Sound | 3 5mm Jack | Yes | Nill | Nill | — |
| Audio jack | Yes | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes | — | |
| Additional features | Dedicated music keys | Nill | Nill | — | |
| 3.5mm jack | Nill | No | Yes | — | |
| Comms | NFC | Nill | Yes | No | — |
| USB | Nill | USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort | USB Type-C 2.0 | — | |
| WLAN | Nill | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | — | |
| Radio | Nill | No | FM radio | — | |
| Bluetooth | Nill | 5.3, A2DP, LE | 5.3, A2DP, LE | — | |
| Positioning | Nill | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | — | |
| Features | Audio | 3.5mm audio jack, Speakerphone | Nill | Nill | — |
| Extra | BlackBerry maps, Organizer, Predictive text input, Speakerphone | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Torch | No | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Browser | HTML | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Additional features | MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Sensors | Nill | Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity | — | |
| [featuresother] | Nill | Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite | Nill | — | |
| Battery | Standby | Up to 408 h | Nill | Nill | — |
| Capacity | Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Talktime | Up to 4 h 30 min | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Type | Nill | Li-Ion 4685 mAh | Li-Po 5000 mAh | — | |
| Charging | Nill | Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired | 25W wired | — | |
| Misc | Sar | 1.22 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body) | Nill | Nill | — |
| Sar Eu | 1.02 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body) | Nill | Nill | — | |
| SAR | Nill | 1.01 W/kg (head) 1.15 W/kg (body) | Nill | — | |
| Price | Nill | $ 708.00 / € 870.00 / £ 786.00 | $ 124.49 / € 218.99 / £ 102.99 | — | |
| Colors | Nill | Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium | Blue, Gold, White | — | |
| Models | Nill | A3296, A3084, A3295, A3297, iPhone17,2 | SM-A065F, SM-A065F/DS, SM-A065M, SM-A065M/DS | — | |
| SAR EU | Nill | 1.22 W/kg (head) 1.45 W/kg (body) | 0.44 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body) | — | |
| Our Tests | Battery | Nill | Active use score 17:18h | Active use score 13:50h | — |
| Display | Nill | 1796 nits max brightness (measured) | 1484:1 contrast ratio, 564 nits max brightness (measured) | — | |
| Loudspeaker | Nill | -24.4 LUFS (Very good) | -27.7 LUFS (Good) | — | |
| Performance | Nill | AnTuTu: 1838828 (v10), 1740422 (v11) GeekBench: 8606 (v6) 3DMark: 4731 (Wild Life Extreme) | AnTuTu: 182064 (v9), 247675 (v10) GeekBench: 1273 (v5), 1276 (v6) 3DMark: 188 (Wild Life Extreme) | — | |
| EU LABEL | Energy | Nill | Class B | Nill | — |
| Battery | Nill | 48:00h endurance, 1000 cycles | Nill | — | |
| Free fall | Nill | Class C (90 falls) | Nill | — | |
| Repairability | Nill | Class C | Nill | — | |
| Build | OS | BlackBerry OS 5.0 | Nill | Nill | — |
| SIM | Mini-SIM | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Colors | Black | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Weight | 106 g | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Keyboard | QWERTY | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Dimensions | 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Additional features | Optical trackpad | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Price | Details | Price in Rs: Discontinued Price in USD: $-0 | Nill | Nill | — |
| Conversion rate | 1 EUR = 1.16 USD | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Approx. price EUR | €70.00 | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Approx. price USD | $81.20 | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Tests | Loudspeaker | Voice 69dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 76dB | Nill | Nill | — |
| Audio Quality | Noise -87.2dB / Crosstalk -86.6dB | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Camera | Main | 2MP, 1600x1200 pixels | Nill | Nill | — |
| Front | No | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Video | 320p | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Features | Video (QVGA) | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Ratings | Details | Average Rating is 5 stars - based on 3 user reviews. | Nill | Nill | — |
| Frequency | Edge | Class 10 | Nill | Nill | — |
| Gprs | Class 10 | Nill | Nill | — | |
| 2G Band | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Technology | GSM | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Processor | CPU | 512 MHz | Nill | Nill | — |
| Whats New | Description | BlackBerry Curve 8520 - Easy On The Eyes. With sleek & colorfull design BlackBerry Curve 8520 is really easy on the eyses as said above, The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone comes with BlackBerry Maps built in, Connect to your home wireless network or a Wi-Fi hotspot to check email, shop online, stream videos on your BlackBerry Curve 8520, With 35-key backlit QWERTY keyboard BlackBerry Curve 8520 feels good in your hands. | Nill | Nill | — |
| Connectivity | GPS | No | Nill | Nill | — |
| NFC | No | Nill | Nill | — | |
| USB | Yes | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Data | GPRS Class 10 (48kbps), EDGE | Nill | Nill | — | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Radio | No | Nill | Nill | — | |
| Bluetooth | v2.0 with A2DP | Nill | Nill | — |
