Nokia N90 vs BlackBerry Curve 8530
Side by side comparison between Nokia N90 vs BlackBerry Curve 8530 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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1150
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What's the better phone? BlackBerry Curve 8530
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
7 Advantages 
12 Advantages | 7 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| (back) 2MP |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| USB 2.0 proprietary connector / MicroUSB 2.0 |
| + 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 | ||
| Nokia N90 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
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| Model | Nokia N90 | Curve 8530 |
| Other model names | Nokia N90 | Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530, Sprint Curve 8530, RIM Aries |
| Country or region available | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Brand | Nokia | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 4/27/2005 | 11/20/2009 |
| Depth | 24 millimeters (0.94 inches) | 13.9 millimeters (0.55 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 51 x 112 millimeters (2.01 x 4.41 in) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) |
| Weight | 173 grams (6.06 ounces) | 106 grams (3.71 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia N90 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.1" inches | 2.46" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~24.6% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~28.7% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 352x416 pixels | 320x240 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 259 PPI | 163 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | feature not registered |
| Display features | Extra display: (128x128) 65K colors | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia N90 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| System version | Symbian 8.1 S60 2nd Edition Feature Pack 3 | BlackBerry OS 5.0 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia N90 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Texas Instruments OMAP 1710 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7627 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 220MHz ARM926TEJ (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 N90 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| RAM memory | feature not registered | 128MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 30MB | 256MB |
| External storage | Until 512MB MMC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia N90 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| 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 | 0.384 Mbps | 0.153 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Tri-Band 900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 900/1800/1900 - USA: 850/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 |
| 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 | ||
| Nokia N90 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | CIF (352x288) | QVGA (320x240) |
| Flash | LED flash | 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 | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | Carl Zeiss optics | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia N90 | 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 N90 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 1 microphone | feature not registered |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MPEG4, H.263, 3GPP | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC+, AMR, RA | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia N90 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| USB | USB 2.0 proprietary connector | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | proprietary audio output | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 1.2 | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia N90 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia N90 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-5B | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 760 mAh | 1150 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3 hours | 4.5 hours |
| Standby | 288 hours (12 days) | 252 hours (10.5 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia N90 | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-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 | feature not registered | HTML, XHTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Silver Java framework | • Colors: Black, Purple • Touch-sensitive optical trackpad • BlackBerry maps • OpenGL Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia N90 | 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 |