BlackBerry 8520 Curve vs BlackBerry 9800 Torch
| Vormgeving | Bar-telefoon | Slide | Bar-telefoon | Slide |
| Afmetingen | 109.00 x 60.00 x 13.90 mm | 111.00 x 62.00 x 14.60 mm | 109.00 x 60.00 x 14.00 mm | 110.00 x 62.00 x 14.60 mm |
| Gewicht | 106.00 g | 161.10 g | 118.00 g | 161.10 g |
| Schermgrootte | 2.46" | 3.20" | 2.44" | 3.20" |
| Scherm | Kleurrijk / TFT 64k kleuren 320 x 240 px (2.46") 163 ppi | Kleurrijk / TFT 64k kleuren 360 x 480 px (3.20") 187 ppi | Kleurrijk / TFT 64k kleuren 480 x 360 px (2.44") 246 ppi | Kleurrijk / TFT 16M kleuren 480 x 640 px (3.20") 250 ppi |
| Bescherming scherm |   | | | |
| Extra scherm | | | | |
| Secundaire bescherming scherm | | | | |
| Max. gesprekstijd | 2G: 270 min. (4.5 h) | 2G: 330 min. (5.5 h) 3G: 345 min. (5.8 h) | 2G: 360 min. (6.0 h) 3G: 360 min. (6.0 h) | 2G: 330 min. (5.5 h) 3G: 345 min. (5.8 h) |
| Max. standbytijd | 2G: 400 uur (16.7 dagen) | 2G: 430 uur (17.9 dagen) 3G: 336 uur (14.0 dagen) | 2G: 528 uur (22.0 dagen) 3G: 408 uur (17.0 dagen) | 2G: 430 uur (17.9 dagen) 3G: 336 uur (14.0 dagen) |
| Maximale afspeeltijd | nd | Audio: 29 h (1.2 dagen) Video: 6 h (0.3 dagen) | Audio: 36 h (1.5 dagen) | Audio: 29 h (1.2 dagen) Video: 6 h (0.3 dagen) |
| Standaard batterij | Li-Ion 1150 mAhBuy powerbank | Li-Ion 1300 mAhBuy powerbank | Li-Ion 1500 mAhBuy powerbank | Li-Ion 1270 mAhBuy powerbank |
| Snel opladen van de batterij | | | | |
| Draadloos opladen van de batterij | | | | |
| Intern geheugen | 256 MB | 4 GB | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| RAM-geheugen |  | 512 MB | | 768 MB |
| Geheugen kaarten |  microSD, microSDHC tot 16 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC tot 32 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC tot 32 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC tot 32 GBBuy memory card |
| Besturingssysteem | BlackBerry OS | BlackBerry OS 6.0 | BlackBerry OS 6.0 | BlackBerry OS 7.0 |
| Processor | - | - | Marvell PXA930 | Qualcomm MSM8655 |
| CPU-klok | 512 MHz | 624 MHz | 624 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| GPU | - | - | - | Adreno 205 |
| Touchscreen | | | | |
| SAR | | | 0,52 W/kg | |
| Dual SIM | | | | |
| Introductiedatum | | | IV. kwartaal 2010 | |
| Andere namen van deze telefoon | Gemini | - | Onyx 2; Onyx Delta | Jennings |
| GSM standaard | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS standaard (3G) | | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 1900 2100 |
| LTE-standaard | | | | |
| CDMA standaard | | | | |
| TD-SCDMA-standaard | | | | |
| UMA standaard | | | | |
CAMERA'S - TERUG
| Eerste camera | | | | |
| Matrix | 2 Mpx | 5 Mpx | 5 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Schermresolutie | 1600x1200 px | 2592x1944 px | 2592x1944 px | 2592x1944 px |
| Optische zoom | | | | |
| Digitale vergroting | 5x | 2,7x | 2x | 2,7x |
| Flitser | | LED | LED | LED |
| Dual-color LED-flitser | | | | |
| Videoresolutie | 320x240 px | 640x480 px | 640x480 px | 1280x720 px |
| Videoformaten | | H.263, MPEG4 | | H.263, MPEG4 |
| Extra | - | AF, EIS | AF, EIS | AF, EIS |
CAMERA'S - VOORKANT
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | | | |
| Nabijheid | | | | |
| Licht sensor | | | | |
| Magnetometer | | | | |
| Gyroscoop | | | | |
| Barometer | | | | |
| Altimeter | | | | |
| Gravity sensor | | | | |
| Hall-effect sensor | | | | |
| Iris scanner | | | | |
| Vingerafdrukscanner | | | | |
| Thermometer | | | | |
| Hygrometer | | | | |
Gegevens transmissie
| xHTML | | | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | | | |
| HSDPA | | 7.20 Mbit/s | 7.20 Mbit/s | 14.40 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | | 2.00 Mbit/s | 2.00 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | | | |
| HSPA+ | | | | |
| LTE DL | | | | |
| LTE UP | | | | |
| WIMAX+ | | | | |
| GPRS | classe 10 | classe 12 | classe 10 | classe 12 |
| EDGE | classe 10 | classe 12 | classe 10 | classe 10 |
| Bluetooth | v2.0 EDR | v2.1 EDR | v2.1 EDR | v2.1 EDR |
| Perfil A2DP | | | | |
| HDMI | | | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g | v802.11 b/g/n | v802.11 b/g | v802.11 b/g/n |
| WiFi frequenties | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | | | |
| WiFi Display | | | | |
| DLNA | | | | |
| Miracast | | | | |
| WiFi-hotspot | | | | |
| IrDA | | | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | | | | |
| A-GPS | | | | |
| Beidou | | | | |
| NFC | | | | |
COMMUNICATIE EN BERICHTEN
| Call waiting | | | | |
| Video conferentie verbinding | | | | |
| Redirect | | | | |
| Push To Talk | | | | |
| Instant Messenger | | | | |
| SMS | | | | |
| EMS | | | | |
| MMS | | | | |
| Predictive text | | Otro tipo | | Otro tipo |
| Swype | | | | |
| E-mailclient | | | | |
| QWERTY toetsenbord | | | | |
| RSS reader | | | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | | | |
| MP3 bediening | | | | |
| Stereo speakers | | | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | | | |
| Geluidsformaten | AAC, AAC+, AMR, WMA, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, OGG, WMA, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, WMA, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, OGG, WMA, eAAC+ |
| Ringtone polyfoon | 32 voice | 32 voice | 32 voice | 32 voice |
| Video beltonen | | | | |
| Beltoon componist | | | | |
| Spelletjes | | | | |
| Java | MIDP 2.0 | MIDP 2.0 | MIDP 2.0 | MIDP 2.0 |
| Videoverbinding | | | | |
| DVB-H televisie | | | | |
| TV aansluiting | | | | |
PIM EN EXTRA FUNCTIES
| Klok | | | | |
| Stopwatch | | | | |
| Alarm | | | | |
| Calculator | | | | |
| Organizer | | | | |
| Agenda | | | | |
| Vliegtuigstand | | | | |
| SyncML | | | | |
| Data en fax | | | | |
| Schermbeveiliging | | | | |
| Thema's | | | | |
| Verwisselbare cover | | | | |
| Voice picking | | | | |
| Speaker | | | | |
| Memorecorder | | | | |
| Trilalarm | | | | |