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Motorola Droid versus Research In Motion BlackBerry Curve 8520 comparison chart
Edit this comparison chartMotorola DroidResearch In Motion BlackBerry Curve 8520
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Bluetooth Supported Profiles: HSP 1.2, HFP 1.5, OPP, PBA, A2DP 1.2, AVRC version 2.1 + EDR Supported Profiles: HSP 1.1, HFP 1.5, OPP, DUN, PBA, A2DP, AVRC, SAP 2.0+EDR
Camera Resolution: 5+ megapixel auto-focus, LED flash, geo-tagging, white balance control, digital zoom Resolution: 2+ megapixel
Weight 5.99 oz (170 g) 3.73 oz (106 g)
E-mail client Protocols Supported: IMAP, POP, SMTP, Exchange unified inbox / plus GMail client supports push, attachments
Memory card slot microSD (TransFlash) comes with 16 GB card / supports up to 32 GB / requires battery removal to change microSD (TransFlash) up to 32 GB
Browser WebKit-based supports RSS
Speakerphone Yes Yes
Dimensions 4.55" x 2.35" x 0.55" (116 x 60 x 14 mm) 4.29" x 2.36" x 0.54" (109 x 60 x 13.7 mm)
Voice dialing Speaker-independent (automatic) Speaker-independent (automatic)
Headphone Jack (3.5mm) Yes Yes
Estimated Battery Life (Standby) 270 hours max. (11.3 days) 408 hours max. (17 days)
MMS Yes Yes
Screen Colors 16.7 million (24-bit) 65,536 (16-bit)
Hard Drive No No
Java support No Yes
FM Radio No No
Keyboard Layout: QWERTY Layout: QWERTY
Screen Resolution 480 x 854 pixels 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)
Calendar Yes Yes
Ringer Profiles No Yes
USB Version: 2.0 High Speed micro-USB connector / supports mass storage mode supports mass storage mode
Games Yes Yes
Music Player Supported Formats: MP3, WAV, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA supports playlists
Alarm Yes Yes
Wireless Carrier Verizon Wireless T-Mobile
Polyphonic Ringtones Yes Chords: 32
Screen size 3.7" diagonal 2.6" diagonal
PictBridge No No
Vibrate mode Yes Yes
Languages supported English, Spanish Multiple
Push-To-Talk No No
Stereo Speakers No No
Picture messaging Yes No
Video Capture Max. Length: 30 minutes 720x480 resolution at 24 fps / H.264 format QVGA resolution
Voice recorder Yes Yes
Screen Type LCD (Color TFT/TFD) LCD (Color TFT/TFD)
Infrared No No
Operating System Android version 2.0 Proprietary
Touch Screen Primary input method: Finger capacitive No
Headset Jack (2.5 mm) No No
To-Do List Yes Yes
External Display No No
GPS A-GPS supports LBS / navigation with turn-by-turn driving directions No
Built-in memory 8 GB (internal memory available to user for storage) 133 MB (internal memory available to user for storage)
Streaming Video YouTube No
Ringer ID Yes Yes
Side buttons volume, camera on left / lock/power on top Yes
Calculator Yes Yes
Text Messaging (SMS) 2-Way: Yes threaded 2-Way: Yes
Physical design Bar with slide-out keyboard from side Internal Antenna Bar Internal Antenna
Flashlight No No
Wi-Fi support Version(s): 802.11 b,g Version(s): 802.11 b/g supports WPA/WPA2 Personal and Enterprise, WMM
Estimated Battery Life (Talk time) 6.4 hours max. (384 minutes) 4.5 hours max. (270 minutes)
BREW No No
SyncML No No
Digital TTY/TDD Yes Yes
Auto-complete suggestions for text Yes No
Ruggedized No No
Picture ID Yes Yes
Live TV No No
Battery Information 1400 mAh LiIon 1150 mAh LiIon
CPU 550 MHz ARM Cortex A8 512 MHz
Networks CDMA 850 / CDMA 1900 GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
Supports enlarging text No yes
Address Book size 100 or more shared memory

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