BlackBerry Curve 8300 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F/DS 64GB)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Curve 8300 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F/DS 64GB)
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2 Advantages 
36 Advantages | 5 Common items in both devices |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Ambient light sensor |
| 3.5mm jack |
| Mini-USB 2.0 (Mini-B) / USB 2.0 Type-C reversible connector |
| + specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F/DS 64GB) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Curve 8300 | Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F/DS 64GB) |
| Other model names | RIM BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Galaxy A5 (2017) SM-A520F/Dual-Sim |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Samsung |
| Release date | 5/1/2007 | 1/13/2017 |
| Depth | 15.5 millimeters (0.61 inches) | 7.9 millimeters (0.31 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60 x 107 millimeters (2.36 x 4.21 in) | 71.4 x 146.1 millimeters (2.81 x 5.75 in) |
| Weight | 111 grams (3.89 ounces) | 157 grams (5.5 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Aluminum frame, glass front/back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | IP68 certified: water-resistant up to 1.5 meters for 30min and dust-resistant |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F/DS 64GB) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 2.5" inches | 5.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~30.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~71.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x240 pixels | 1080x1920 pixels (16:9) |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 160 PPI | 424 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F/DS 64GB) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.2 | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F/DS 64GB) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Intel XScale PXA272 | 64bit: Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 312MHz XScale (Single-core) | Octa-core, 1 processor: 8x 1.9GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Octa-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | ARM Mali-T830 MP3 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F/DS 64GB) | |
| RAM memory | 16MB SDRAM | 3GB LPDDR4 |
| Internal storage | 64MB | 64GB (52GB available) eMMC 5.1 |
| External storage | Until 4GB microSD (dedicated slot) | Until 256GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F/DS 64GB) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | 300/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| 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 | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat6 (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28) TD-LTE (Bands 38, 40, 41) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE |
📷 Camera | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F/DS 64GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.9 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 27mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F/DS 64GB) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 16 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.9 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 26mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/3.1" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F/DS 64GB) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F/DS 64GB) | |
| USB | Mini-USB 2.0 (Mini-B) | USB 2.0 Type-C reversible connector |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 4.2 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F/DS 64GB) | |
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Barometer Compass Fingerprint sensor (front-mounted) Gyroscope Hall effect Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F/DS 64GB) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1100 mAh | 3000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 18W Wired fast charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 4 hours | 16 hours |
| Standby | 408 hours (17 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F/DS 64GB) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Silver on black • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor • Java framework | • Colors: Black, Gold, Blue, Pink • Gorilla Glass on the back • Samsung Grace UX |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F/DS 64GB) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.522W/kg (head), 1.39W/kg (body) |