Samsung Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) vs BlackBerry Curve 8530
Side by side comparison between Samsung Galaxy Y vs BlackBerry Curve 8530 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy Y (GT-S5360)
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15 Advantages 
2 Advantages | 13 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| TFT LCD |
| 240x320 pixels |
| (back) 2MP |
| Only digital zoom |
| QVGA (320x240) |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| +6 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 | ||
| Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Model | Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) | Curve 8530 |
| Other model names | Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 Single-Sim | Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530, Sprint Curve 8530, RIM Aries |
| Country or region available |    (Europe), (Global, International), United Arab Emirates | feature not registered |
| Brand | Samsung | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 10/1/2011, Announced: 8/22/2011 | 11/20/2009 |
| Depth | 11.5 millimeters (0.45 inches) | 13.9 millimeters (0.55 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 58 x 104 millimeters (2.28 x 4.09 in) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) |
| Weight | 98 grams (3.43 ounces) | 106 grams (3.71 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3" inches | 2.46" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~46.2% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~28.7% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x320 pixels (4:3) | 320x240 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 133 PPI | 163 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | feature not registered |
| Display features | Not supported | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| System version | Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread | BlackBerry OS 5.0 |
| Firmware update | Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Broadcom BCM21553 (65nm) | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7627 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 832MHz ARM1136 (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 528MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | VideoCore IV | Qualcomm Adreno 200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | AnTuTu: 1723 (v2) | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| RAM memory | 384MB LPDDR | 128MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 512MB (180MB available) | 256MB |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) | 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 | 7.2 Mbps | 0.153 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 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 | UMTS 900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | 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 | ||
| Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) 15 fps | QVGA (320x240) |
| Flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/2.8 (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 | 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 | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) | 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 | ||
| Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) | 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 | 3.0 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Compass Proximity sensor | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1200 mAh | 1150 mAh |
| Charger, watts | 5W Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 6.2 hours | 4.5 hours |
| Standby | 540 hours (22.5 days) | 252 hours (10.5 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) | BlackBerry Curve 8530 | |
| Call control | Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (Swype), 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: Black on metallic Gray, White • Changeable back covers in White, Black, Orange, Pink, Silver • Samsung TouchWiz UI • WiFi hotspot • Java framework | • Colors: Black, Purple • Touch-sensitive optical trackpad • BlackBerry maps • OpenGL • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Galaxy Y (GT-S5360) | 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 |