Blackberry Curve 8530 vs Blackberry Passport

Key Specs

Battery
Battery	1150 mAh	3450 mAh
Display
Display	2.4 inches (6.1 cm)	4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
Front Camera
Front Camera	-	2 MP
Processor
Processor	-	Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AA
RAM
RAM	-	3 GB
Rear Camera
Rear Camera	2 MP	13 MP

Battery

Capacity
Capacity	1150 mAh	3450 mAh
Removable
Removable	-	No
Standby time
Standby Time	Up to 408(2G)	Up to 444 Hours(3G) / Up to 432 Hours(2G)
TalkTime
TalkTime	Up to 4.5(2G)	Up to 23 Hours(3G) / Up to 18 Hours(2G)
Type
Type	Li-ion	Li-Polymer
USB Type-C
USB Type-C	-	No

Camera

Camera Features
Camera Features	Digital Zoom	-
Camera Setup
Camera Setup	Single	-
Flash
Flash	Yes	-
Resolution
Resolution	2 MP Primary Camera	-

Design

Build Material
Build Material	-	Back: Plastic
Colours
Colours	Black, Purple	Black
Height
Height	109 mm	128 mm
Thickness
Thickness	13.90 mm	9.3 mm
Weight
Weight	105 grams	196 grams Below
Width
Width	60 mm	90.3 mm

Display

Display Colour
Display Colour	-	16M
Display Type
Display Type	LCD	LCD
Pixel Density
Pixel Density	167 ppi	453 ppi
Resolution
Resolution	320x240 px	1440x1440 px (QHD (2k))
Screen Protection
Screen Protection	-	Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Screen Size
Screen Size	2.4 inches (6.1 cm)	4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)	27.29 %	56.52 %
Touch Screen
Touch Screen	-	Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

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Front Camera

Resolution
Resolution	-	2 MP Front Camera
Video Recording
Video Recording	-	1280x720 fps

General

Brand
Brand	Blackberry	Blackberry
Launch Date
Launch Date	December 18, 2009	October 4, 2014 (Official)
Operating System
Operating System	Blackberry v5	Blackberry v10.3

Main Camera

Camera Features
Camera Features	-	5 x Digital Zoom Face detection Touch to focus
Camera Setup
Camera Setup	-	Single
Flash
Flash	-	Yes, LED Flash
Image Resolution
Image Resolution	-	4128 x 3096 Pixels
OIS
OIS	-	Yes
Resolution
Resolution	-	13 MP Primary Camera
Sensor
Sensor	-	Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)
Shooting Modes
Shooting Modes	-	Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Video Recording
Video Recording	-	1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Multimedia

Audio Jack
Audio Jack	-	3.5 mm
FM Radio
FM Radio	-	Yes
Loudspeaker
Loudspeaker	-	Yes
Music
Music	Yes, Music Formats: Yes, Music Formats : MP3, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCELP EVRC, AAC-LC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA9, Windows Media 10 Standard/Professional with 3.5 mm audio jack, Dedicated music keys	Yes, Music Formats: eAAC+, FLAC, MP3, WAV, WMA
Ring Tone
Ring Tone	-	Music ringtones, Vibration
Video Player
Video Player	Yes, Video Formats: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV9	Yes, Video Formats: H.263, H.264, MPEG4, WMV, Xvid, DivX
Video player
Video player	Yes, Video Formats: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV9	Yes, Video Formats: H.263, H.264, MPEG4, WMV, Xvid, DivX

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1	Yes, v4.0
GPS
GPS	Yes with A-GPS	Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
Network Support
Network Support	5G Not Supported in India, 3G	5G Not Supported in India, 4G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G
SIM 1
SIM 1	-	4G Bands: FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available
SIM Slot(s)
SIM Slot(s)	Single SIM, CDMA	Single SIM, GSM
USB Connectivity
USB Connectivity	-	microUSB 2.0
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)	Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz, Dual antennas
Wi-Fi Features
Wi-Fi Features	-	Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Performance

CPU
CPU	528 MHz	Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400
Chipset
Chipset	-	Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AA
Fabrication
Fabrication	-	28 nm
Graphics
Graphics	-	Adreno 330
RAM type
RAM Type	-	LPDDR3

Sensors

Browser
Browser	Yes	Yes, HTML5
Email
Email	Yes, IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, BlackBerry Connect	Yes, Push e-mail
Games
Games	-	Yes
Instant Messaging
Instant Messaging	-	Yes
Java
Java	No	-
MMS
MMS	Yes	-
Other Facilities
Other Facilities	Ring ID, Picture ID, Multiple numbers per contact, Alarm, Calendar, To-Do / Tasks, Calculator, Notes.	World clock, Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer
Other Sensors
Other Sensors	-	Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope
Phone Book
Phone Book	Yes, Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall	Yes, Practically Unlimited
SMS
SMS	Yes, Threaded View	-

Storage

Expandable Memory
Expandable Memory	Yes, Up to 32 GB	Yes, Up to 128 GB
Internal Memory
Internal Memory	256 MB	32 GB
Storage Type
Storage Type	-	eMMC 5.0