LG Optimus GT540 vs BlackBerry Curve 8520
Side by side comparison between LG Optimus GT540 vs BlackBerry Curve 8520 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? LG Optimus GT540
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19 Advantages 
3 Advantages | 7 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| Only digital zoom |
| LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) / Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| 3.5mm jack |
| 802.11 b/g [wifi3] |
| MicroUSB 2.0 |
| HTML, XHTML / WAP, HTML |
| + specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| LG Optimus GT540 | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Optimus GT540 | Curve 8520 |
| Other model names | LG GT540 Optimus, LG-GT540 | RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520, RIM Gemini |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | feature not registered |
| Brand | LG | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 5/1/2010 | 8/3/2009 |
| Depth | 12.9 millimeters (0.51 inches) | 13.9 millimeters (0.55 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 109 x 54.5 millimeters (4.29 x 2.15 in) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) |
| Weight | 115 grams (4.03 ounces) | 106 grams (3.71 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| LG Optimus GT540 | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3" inches | 2.46" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~45.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~28.7% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x480 pixels | 320x240 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Resistive Single touch 1-point | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 192 PPI | 163 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 65 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 | ||
| LG Optimus GT540 | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| System version | Android 1.6 Donut | BlackBerry OS 4.6 |
| Firmware update | Android 2.1 Eclair | BlackBerry OS 5.0 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| LG Optimus GT540 | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM7227 | 32bit: Freescale MXC275-30 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 600MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 512MHz ARM1136JF-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 200 | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| LG Optimus GT540 | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| RAM memory | 256MB SDRAM | 128MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 256MB (130MB available) | 256MB |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| LG Optimus GT540 | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| 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 | 7.2/0.384 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 850/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | CSD, GPRS, EDGE |
| 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 | ||
| LG Optimus GT540 | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 15 fps | QVGA (320x240) |
| 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 | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| LG Optimus GT540 | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| 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 | ||
| LG Optimus GT540 | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, DivX, Xvid, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, WMA | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| LG Optimus GT540 | 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 | 2.1 + A2DP | 2.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| LG Optimus GT540 | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Proximity sensor | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| LG Optimus GT540 | BlackBerry Curve 8520 | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) LGIP-400N | 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 | 6.3 hours | 4.5 hours |
| Standby | 500 hours (20.8 days) | 408 hours (17 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| LG Optimus GT540 | 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 | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML | WAP, HTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White, Pink • 2GB microSD included • LG 3Way Sync • Java framework | • Colors: Black • 1GB microSD included • Touch-sensitive optical trackpad • UMA • GMA • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| LG Optimus GT540 | 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 |