Allview P9 Energy vs BlackBerry Curve 8520

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    Curve 8520: 77 g lighter

    P9 Energy:
    183 g
    Curve 8520:
    106 g
  • Width

    Curve 8520: 15.3 mm narrower

    P9 Energy:
    75.3 mm
    Curve 8520:
    60 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Curve 8520: 3.04 in smaller diagonal

    P9 Energy:
    5.5 in
    Curve 8520:
    2.46 in
  • Depth

    P9 Energy: 5.7 mm thinner

    P9 Energy:
    8.2 mm
    Curve 8520:
    13.9 mm
  • Height

    Curve 8520: 43.3 mm shorter

    P9 Energy:
    152.3 mm
    Curve 8520:
    109 mm
  • Release year

    P9 Energy:
    2016
    Curve 8520:
    2009

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. P9 Energy

    Height:
    152.3 mm +43.3 mm versus Curve 8520
    Width:
    75.3 mm +15.3 mm versus Curve 8520
    Depth:
    8.2 mm
  2. 2. Curve 8520

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    60 mm
    Depth:
    13.9 mm +5.7 mm versus P9 Energy

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. P9 Energy

    183 g

    +77 g versus Curve 8520

  2. 2. Curve 8520

    106 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. P9 Energy

    Screen diagonal:
    5.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    83.4 cm²
  2. 2. Curve 8520

    Screen diagonal:
    2.46 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    18.7 cm²

P9 Energy has approximately 345% more rectangular screen area than Curve 8520.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

P9 Energy: Original memory entry

up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) · 512GB 4GB

Curve 8520: Original memory entry

256 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. P9 Energy

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 128 GB (uses shared SIM slot)

2. Curve 8520

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. P9 Energy

    5000 mAh

    +3850 mAh versus Curve 8520

  2. 2. Curve 8520

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. P9 Energy2. Curve 8520

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for P9 Energy, Curve 8520.
SpecificationP9 EnergyCurve 8520
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 152.3 Х 75.3 Х 8.2 mm
  • 109 Х 60 Х 13.9 mm
Weight
  • 183 g
  • 106 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 2.46" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 512GB 4GB
  • 256 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 128 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 5000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • BlackBerry OS 5.0
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for P9 Energy, Curve 8520.
SpecificationP9 EnergyCurve 8520
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 83.4 cm2
  • 18.7 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 72.7%
  • 28.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 401 PPI
  • 163 PPI
Screen protection
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for P9 Energy, Curve 8520.
SpecificationP9 EnergyCurve 8520
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • PDAF & laser AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 320p
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 8 MP
Unknown
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for P9 Energy, Curve 8520.
SpecificationP9 EnergyCurve 8520
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • 512 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-T860MP2
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 53621
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for P9 Energy, Curve 8520.
SpecificationP9 EnergyCurve 8520
Release date
  • 2016
  • September
  • 2009
  • July
Colors
  • Gold
  • Mocha Gold
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 70 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 555 h Talking time- Up to 27 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 408 h Talking time- Up to 4 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for P9 Energy, Curve 8520.
SpecificationP9 EnergyCurve 8520
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100-4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - 5007U
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 1.40 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 1.22 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for P9 Energy, Curve 8520.
SpecificationP9 EnergyCurve 8520
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Dedicated music keys
Other features
Other features — specifications for P9 Energy, Curve 8520.
SpecificationP9 EnergyCurve 8520
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Acer Liquid Zest Z525 with 3G Acer Liquid Zest 4G Z528 with 3G/LTE
  • Infrared port - Fast battery charging -Power Bank/Reverse charging
  • MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input Optical trackpad