BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs T-Mobile Vivacity

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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: 12 g lighter

    Curve 8520:
    106 g
    Vivacity:
    118 g
  • Width

    Vivacity: 2 mm narrower

    Curve 8520:
    60 mm
    Vivacity:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Curve 8520: 1.04 in smaller diagonal

    Curve 8520:
    2.46 in
    Vivacity:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Vivacity: 3.4 mm thinner

    Curve 8520:
    13.9 mm
    Vivacity:
    10.5 mm
  • Height

    Curve 8520: 6 mm shorter

    Curve 8520:
    109 mm
    Vivacity:
    115 mm
  • Release year

    Curve 8520:
    2009
    Vivacity:
    2011

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. Curve 8520

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    60 mm +2 mm versus Vivacity
    Depth:
    13.9 mm +3.4 mm versus Vivacity
  2. 2. Vivacity

    Height:
    115 mm +6 mm versus Curve 8520
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    10.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Curve 8520

    106 g

  2. 2. Vivacity

    118 g

    +12 g versus Curve 8520

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. Curve 8520

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

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²

Vivacity has approximately 86.1% 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.

Curve 8520: Original memory entry

256 MB

Vivacity: Original memory entry

512 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. Curve 8520

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

2. Vivacity

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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. Curve 8520

    1150 mAh

  2. 2. Vivacity

    1500 mAh

    +350 mAh versus Curve 8520

Specifications

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1. Curve 85202. Vivacity

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Curve 8520, Vivacity.
SpecificationCurve 8520Vivacity
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 13.9 mm
  • 115 Х 58 Х 10.5 mm
Weight
  • 106 g
  • 118 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.46" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB
  • 512 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 5.0
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Curve 8520, Vivacity.
SpecificationCurve 8520Vivacity
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 18.7 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.7%
  • 52.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 163 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Curve 8520, Vivacity.
SpecificationCurve 8520Vivacity
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 320p
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance — specifications for Curve 8520, Vivacity.
SpecificationCurve 8520Vivacity
Processor CPU
  • 512 MHz
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Curve 8520, Vivacity.
SpecificationCurve 8520Vivacity
Release date
  • 2009
  • July
  • 2011
  • November
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 170 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 408 h Talking time- Up to 4 h 30 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Curve 8520, Vivacity.
SpecificationCurve 8520Vivacity
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • Yes
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.22 W/kg (head) 0.83 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Curve 8520, Vivacity.
SpecificationCurve 8520Vivacity
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Dedicated music keys
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Curve 8520, Vivacity.
SpecificationCurve 8520Vivacity
Dop
  • MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input Optical trackpad
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input