Apple iPhone XS vs BlackBerry Curve 8530

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 8530: 71 g lighter

  iPhone XS:

  177 g

  Curve 8530:

  106 g

• Width

  Curve 8530: 10.9 mm narrower

  iPhone XS:

  70.9 mm

  Curve 8530:

  60 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Curve 8530: 3.34 in smaller diagonal

  iPhone XS:

  5.8 in

  Curve 8530:

  2.46 in

• Rear camera layout

  iPhone XS:

  Dual

  Curve 8530:

  Single

• Depth

  iPhone XS: 6.2 mm thinner

  iPhone XS:

  7.7 mm

  Curve 8530:

  13.9 mm

• Height

  Curve 8530: 34.6 mm shorter

  iPhone XS:

  143.6 mm

  Curve 8530:

  109 mm

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. iPhone XS

   Height:

   143.6 mm +34.6 mm versus Curve 8530

   Width:

   70.9 mm +10.9 mm versus Curve 8530

   Depth:

   7.7 mm

2. 2. Curve 8530

   Height:

   109 mm

   Width:

   60 mm

   Depth:

   13.9 mm +6.2 mm versus iPhone XS

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. iPhone XS

   Screen diagonal:

   5.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   82.6 cm²

2. 2. Curve 8530

   Screen diagonal:

   2.46 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   18.7 cm²

iPhone XS has approximately 340.6% more rectangular screen area than Curve 8530.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.