BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro

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: 30 g lighter

  Curve 8530:

  106 g

  Xperia mini pro:

  136 g

• Width

  Xperia mini pro: 7 mm narrower

  Curve 8530:

  60 mm

  Xperia mini pro:

  53 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Curve 8530: 0.54 in smaller diagonal

  Curve 8530:

  2.46 in

  Xperia mini pro:

  3 in

• Depth

  Curve 8530: 4.1 mm thinner

  Curve 8530:

  13.9 mm

  Xperia mini pro:

  18 mm

• Height

  Xperia mini pro: 17 mm shorter

  Curve 8530:

  109 mm

  Xperia mini pro:

  92 mm

• Release year

  Curve 8530:

  2009

  Xperia mini pro:

  2011

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 +17 mm versus Xperia mini pro

   Width:

   60 mm +7 mm versus Xperia mini pro

   Depth:

   13.9 mm

2. 2. Xperia mini pro

   Height:

   92 mm

   Width:

   53 mm

   Depth:

   18 mm +4.1 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.

1. 1. Curve 8530

   Screen diagonal:

   2.46 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   18.7 cm²

2. 2. Xperia mini pro

   Screen diagonal:

   3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   3:2

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   26.8 cm²

Xperia mini pro has approximately 43% 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.