Nokia C2-03 vs BlackBerry Curve 8530
Side by side comparison between Nokia C2-03 vs BlackBerry Curve 8530 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? BlackBerry Curve 8530
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6 Advantages 
10 Advantages | 13 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| TFT LCD |
| 65 thousand |
| 240x320 pixels |
| (back) 2MP |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| +6 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Nokia C2-03 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
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| Model | Nokia C2-03 | Curve 8530 |
| Other model names | Nokia C2-03 Dual SIM, Nokia C2-03 Touch and Type Doble SIM | Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530, Sprint Curve 8530, RIM Aries |
| Country or region available | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Brand | Nokia | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 9/1/2011 | 11/20/2009 |
| Depth | 17 millimeters (0.67 inches) | 13.9 millimeters (0.55 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 51.4 x 103 millimeters (2.02 x 4.06 in) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) |
| Weight | 118 grams (4.13 ounces) | 106 grams (3.71 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia C2-03 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.6" inches | 2.46" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~39.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~28.7% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x320 pixels | 320x240 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Resistive Single touch 1-point | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 154 PPI | 163 PPI |
| Colors | 65 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 | ||
| Nokia C2-03 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| System version | Nokia Series OS S40 Platform 1.0 | BlackBerry OS 5.0 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia C2-03 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Chipset | feature not registered | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7627 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 528MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia C2-03 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| RAM memory | 32MB SDRAM | 128MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 64MB (10MB available) | 256MB |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia C2-03 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | 0.153 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 |
| 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 | ||
| Nokia C2-03 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QCIF (176x144) 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 | Not supported | Not supported |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| HDR | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia C2-03 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| 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 | ||
| Nokia C2-03 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia C2-03 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| 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 | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia C2-03 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia C2-03 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-5C | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1020 mAh | 1150 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 4.5 hours |
| Standby | 400 hours (16.7 days) | 252 hours (10.5 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia C2-03 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, 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, Flash player | HTML, XHTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Chrome Black, Golden White • 2GB microSD included • Handwriting recognition Java framework | • Colors: Black, Purple • Touch-sensitive optical trackpad • BlackBerry maps • OpenGL Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia C2-03 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| 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 |