Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) vs BlackBerry Curve 9310
Side by side comparison between Samsung Wave 525 vs BlackBerry Curve 9310 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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512MB
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What's the better phone? BlackBerry Curve 9310
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!
8 Advantages 
10 Advantages | 13 Common items in both devices |
| 100MB / 512MB (91MB available) |
| TFT LCD |
| (back) 3.1MP |
| Only digital zoom |
| Accelerometer |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| +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 | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | Curve 9310 |
| Other model names | Samsung Wave525 S5250, Samsung Wave 2 | RIM BlackBerry Curve 9310 Verizon CDMA |
| Country or region available | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Brand | Samsung | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 10/1/2010 | 7/12/2012 |
| Depth | 11.9 millimeters (0.47 inches) | 12.7 millimeters (0.5 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 55 x 109.5 millimeters (2.17 x 4.31 in) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) |
| Weight | 100 grams (3.5 ounces) | 104 grams (3.64 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3.2" inches | 2.44" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~48.4% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~28.2% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x400 pixels | 320x240 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 146 PPI | 164 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 | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| System version | Bada 1.1 | BlackBerry OS 7.1 |
| Firmware update | Bada 2.0 | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| Chipset | 32bit | feature not registered |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 800MHz |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| RAM memory | feature not registered | 512MB |
| Internal storage | 100MB | 512MB (91MB available) |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | Not supported |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | 3.1 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G |
| 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 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A |
| 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 | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) | VGA (640x480) 15 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| 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 | Face detection |
| 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 | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| 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 | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, AMR, 3GP, 3GPP, OGG |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ | MP3, AAC, FLAC, WMA, WAV, M4A |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| 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/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1200 mAh | 1450 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 14.5 hours | 8 hours |
| Standby | 920 hours (38.3 days) | 432 hours (18 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| Call control | 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 | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | feature not registered |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White, Pink, LaFleur edition • TouchWiz UI 3.0 Java framework | • Colors: Black • Optical trackpad • BBM |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Samsung Wave 525 (GT-S5250) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| 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 |