Alcatel One Touch Star (6010D) vs BlackBerry Curve 8520
Side by side comparison between Alcatel One Touch Star vs BlackBerry Curve 8520 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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4"
AMOLED
AMOLED
480x800
5
MP
MP
0.3mp
512MB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
1500
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
vs
2.46"
TFT
TFT
320x240
2
MP
MP
128MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1150
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Alcatel One Touch Star (6010D)
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26 Advantages 
1 Advantage | 5 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| 3.5mm jack |
| MicroUSB 2.0 |
| + specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Alcatel Star (6010D) | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| Model | One Touch Star (6010D) | Curve 8520 |
| Other model names | Alcatel OneTouch Star Dual-sim, Alcatel OT-6010D | RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520, RIM Gemini |
| Country or region available | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Brand | Alcatel | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 3/1/2013 | 8/3/2009 |
| Depth | 9.7 millimeters (0.38 inches) | 13.9 millimeters (0.55 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60.8 x 117.9 millimeters (2.39 x 4.64 in) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) |
| Weight | 119 grams (4.17 ounces) | 106 grams (3.71 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Alcatel Star (6010D) | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| Display type | AMOLED | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 4" inches | 2.46" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~63.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~28.7% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x800 pixels | 320x240 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 233 PPI | 163 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Alcatel Star (6010D) | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| System version | Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean | BlackBerry OS 4.6 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | BlackBerry OS 5.0 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Alcatel Star (6010D) | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: MediaTek MT6577 | 32bit: Freescale MXC275-30 |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 512MHz ARM1136JF-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | PowerVR SXG531T | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Alcatel Star (6010D) | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| RAM memory | 512MB LPDDR2 | 128MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 4GB (2.39GB available) | 256MB |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Alcatel Star (6010D) | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/5.76 Mbps | 0.236 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | CSD, GPRS, EDGE |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Alcatel Star (6010D) | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | QVGA (320x240) |
| Flash | LED flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | HDR photo only main camera | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Alcatel Star (6010D) | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.3 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | VGA (640x480) | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Alcatel Star (6010D) | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264 | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Alcatel Star (6010D) | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 + A2DP | 2.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Alcatel Star (6010D) | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Alcatel Star (6010D) | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 1150 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3.5 hours | 4.5 hours |
| Standby | 280 hours (11.7 days) | 408 hours (17 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Alcatel Star (6010D) | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5, Flash player | WAP, HTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White, Pink • Oleophobic coating • Panorama photo • Java framework | • Colors: Black • 1GB microSD included • Touch-sensitive optical trackpad • UMA • GMA • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Alcatel Star (6010D) | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |