BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs Samsung S5301
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs Samsung S5301 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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2.46"
TFT
TFT
320x240
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MP
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128MB
RAM
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Single-core
1150
mAh
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(Removable)
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What's the better phone? Samsung S5301
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1 Advantage 
17 Advantages | 12 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| TFT LCD |
| 320x240 pixels |
| (back) 2MP |
| Only digital zoom |
| QVGA (320x240) |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| +5 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 | Samsung S5301 | |
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| Model | Curve 8530 | Samsung S5301 |
| Other model names | Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530, Sprint Curve 8530, RIM Aries | Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus Single-Sim, Samsung GT-S5301 |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |    South Africa, Angola, Kenya |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Samsung |
| Release date | 11/20/2009 | 12/1/2012 |
| Depth | 13.9 millimeters (0.55 inches) | 12 millimeters (0.47 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) | 57.9 x 104.9 millimeters (2.28 x 4.13 in) |
| Weight | 106 grams (3.71 ounces) | 97 grams (3.4 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Samsung S5301 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.46" inches | 2.8" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~28.7% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~40% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x240 pixels | 240x320 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 163 PPI | 143 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 260 thousand |
| 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 | Samsung S5301 | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 5.0 | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Samsung S5301 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7627 | 32bit: Broadcom BCM21654 (40nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 528MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 850MHz ARM Cortex-A9 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 200 | Broadcom VideoCore-IV |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Samsung S5301 | |
| RAM memory | 128MB SDRAM | 512MB |
| Internal storage | 256MB | 4GB (2GB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Samsung S5301 | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.153 Mbps | 7.2/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| 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 | Samsung S5301 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) | QVGA (320x240) 30 fps |
| 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 |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Not supported |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Samsung S5301 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | 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 | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Samsung S5301 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| 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+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Samsung S5301 | |
| 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 | 3.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Samsung S5301 | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Compass |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Samsung S5301 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1150 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 4.5 hours | 5.7 hours |
| Standby | 252 hours (10.5 days) | 320 hours (13.3 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Samsung S5301 | |
| 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 | Not 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: Blue, White, Yellow, Pink, Orange • Samsung TouchWiz UX • Panorama photo • WhatsApp compatible |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8530 | Samsung S5301 | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.125W/kg (head), 0.825W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.699W/kg (head), 0.276W/kg (body) |