BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs Huawei Honor 3C (4G 16GB)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs Huawei Honor 3C phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Huawei Honor 3C (4G 16GB)
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1 Advantage 
25 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) / LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Honor 3C (4G 16GB) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Curve 8530 | Honor 3C (4G 16GB) |
| Other model names | Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530, Sprint Curve 8530, RIM Aries | Huawei Honor 3C LTE H30-L01, Huawei Honor 3C H30-L02 |
| Country or region available | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Huawei |
| Release date | 11/20/2009 | 6/1/2014 |
| Depth | 13.9 millimeters (0.55 inches) | 9.2 millimeters (0.36 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) | 71.4 x 139.5 millimeters (2.81 x 5.49 in) |
| Weight | 106 grams (3.71 ounces) | 140 grams (4.9 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Honor 3C (4G 16GB) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 2.46" inches | 5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~28.7% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~69.2% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x240 pixels | 720x1280 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 163 PPI | 294 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Honor 3C (4G 16GB) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 5.0 | Android 4.4.2 KitKat |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Honor 3C (4G 16GB) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7627 | 32bit: HiSilicon KIRIN910 Hi6620 V9R1 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 528MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 1.6GHz ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 200 | ARM Mali-450 MP2 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Honor 3C (4G 16GB) | |
| RAM memory | 128MB SDRAM | 2GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 256MB | 16GB (13GB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Honor 3C (4G 16GB) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.153 Mbps | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Tri-Band 900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800/1900 | GSM 900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 900/2100: H30-L02, TD-SCDMA 1900/2000: H30-L01 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat4 1800/2100/2500 (Bands 1,3,41): H30-L02, TD-LTE 1900/2300/2600 (Bands 39,38,40): H30-L01 |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Honor 3C (4G 16GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| 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 | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Honor 3C (4G 16GB) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 5 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) |
| 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 | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Honor 3C (4G 16GB) | |
| 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, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Honor 3C (4G 16GB) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Honor 3C (4G 16GB) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Honor 3C (4G 16GB) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1150 mAh | 2300 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 4.5 hours | 4 hours |
| Standby | 252 hours (10.5 days) | 250 hours (10.4 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Honor 3C (4G 16GB) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), 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 | HTML, XHTML | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Purple • Touch-sensitive optical trackpad • BlackBerry maps • OpenGL Java framework | • Colors: Black, White • Emotion Lite UI 2.3 • WiFi hotspot |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Honor 3C (4G 16GB) | |
| 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 |