Blu Grand 5.5 HD (G030U) vs BlackBerry Curve 9360
Side by side comparison between Blu Grand 5.5 HD vs BlackBerry Curve 9360 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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5.5"
IPS
IPS
720x1280
8
MP
MP
5mp
1GB
RAM
RAM
Quad-core
2500
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
vs
2.44"
TFT
TFT
480x360
5
MP
MP
512MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1000
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Blu Grand 5.5 HD (G030U)
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24 Advantages 
2 Advantages | 10 Common items in both devices |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| Ambient light sensor |
| LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) / Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| +3 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 | ||
| Blu Grand 5.5 HD (G030U) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| Model | Grand 5.5 HD (G030U) | Curve 9360 |
| Other model names | BLU Grand 5.5 HD 3G G030U, Blu G030U | RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360, RIM Apollo |
| Country or region available |  USA | feature not registered |
| Brand | Blu | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 7/1/2016 | 9/28/2011 |
| Depth | 9.6 millimeters (0.38 inches) | 11 millimeters (0.43 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 79 x 155.2 millimeters (3.11 x 6.11 in) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) |
| Weight | 188 grams (6.58 ounces) | 99 grams (3.47 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Blu Grand 5.5 HD (G030U) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 5.5" inches | 2.44" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~68% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~28.2% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 720x1280 pixels | 480x360 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 267 PPI | 246 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | feature not registered |
| 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 | ||
| Blu Grand 5.5 HD (G030U) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| System version | Android 6.0 Marshmallow | BlackBerry OS 7.0 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Blu Grand 5.5 HD (G030U) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: MediaTek MT6580 (28nm) | 32bit: Marvell PXA940 |
| CPU | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 800MHz Marvell Sheeva (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | ARM Mali-400 MP1 500Mhz | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Blu Grand 5.5 HD (G030U) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| RAM memory | 1GB LPDDR3 | 512MB |
| Internal storage | 8GB (3GB available) | 512MB |
| External storage | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Blu Grand 5.5 HD (G030U) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| 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 | 21/5.76 Mbps | 7.2 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| 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 850/1700/1900/2100 | UMTS 900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| 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 | ||
| Blu Grand 5.5 HD (G030U) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | VGA (640x480) |
| Flash | LED flash on both cameras | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | f/2.4 (aperture) | 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 | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Face detection |
| 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 | ||
| Blu Grand 5.5 HD (G030U) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 5 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Full HD (1920x1080) | Not supported |
| Front flash | LED | 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 | ||
| Blu Grand 5.5 HD (G030U) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ | MP3, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Blu Grand 5.5 HD (G030U) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| 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 | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Blu Grand 5.5 HD (G030U) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor | Ambient light sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Blu Grand 5.5 HD (G030U) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 2500 mAh | 1000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 16 hours | 5 hours |
| Standby | 625 hours (26 days) | 288 hours (12 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Blu Grand 5.5 HD (G030U) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | feature not registered |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Gold, White, Rose Gold • Aluminium metal body • Blu Infinite View • SHARP display • Screen protector included • Case included | • Colors: Black, Purple, Pink • Optical trackpad |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Blu Grand 5.5 HD (G030U) | BlackBerry Curve 9360 | |
| 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 |