BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs Samsung D720

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: 9 g lighter

  Curve 8530:

  106 g

  D720:

  115 g

• Width

  D720: 13 mm narrower

  Curve 8530:

  60 mm

  D720:

  47 mm

• Screen diagonal

  D720: 0.66 in smaller diagonal

  Curve 8530:

  2.46 in

  D720:

  1.8 in

• Depth

  Curve 8530: 9.1 mm thinner

  Curve 8530:

  13.9 mm

  D720:

  23 mm

• Height

  D720: 10 mm shorter

  Curve 8530:

  109 mm

  D720:

  99 mm

• Release year

  Curve 8530:

  2009

  D720:

  2005

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 8530

   Height:

   109 mm +10 mm versus D720

   Width:

   60 mm +13 mm versus D720

   Depth:

   13.9 mm

2. 2. D720

   Height:

   99 mm

   Width:

   47 mm

   Depth:

   23 mm +9.1 mm versus Curve 8530

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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

1. 1. Curve 8530

   Screen diagonal:

   2.46 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   18.7 cm²

2. 2. D720

   D720: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

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.

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