| Attribute | Nokia Asha 500 × | BlackBerry Curve 8520 × |
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| General | ||
| Brand | Nokia | Blackberry |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | 2013-10-01 | 2009-07-01 |
| Body | ||
| Width (mm) | 12.8 | 13.9 |
| Length (mm) | 100.3 | 109 |
| Height (mm) | 58.1 | 60 |
| Weight (g) | 101 | 106 |
| SIM | Micro-SIM | Mini-SIM |
| Network | ||
| Technology |
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| Platform | ||
| OS | Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 | BlackBerry OS 5.0 |
| CPU | - | 512 MHz |
| Memory | ||
| Card slot | microSDHC (dedicated slot), 4 GB included | microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
| Internal |
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| Display | ||
| Size (in) | 2.8 | 2.46 |
| Resolution (px) | 240 x 320 | 320 x 240 |
| Display Type | TFT | TFT |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Li-Ion | Removable |
| Capcity (mAh) | 1200 | Li-Ion |
| Main Camera | ||
| Main Camera Type | Single | Single |
| Main Camera Properties |
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| Main Camera Video | 320p@13fps | 320p |
| Comms | ||
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g |
| Bluetooth | 3.0, A2DP | 2.0, A2DP |
| GPS | - | - |
| NFC | - | - |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio | No |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 | microUSB |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | + | + |
| 3.5mm jack | + | + |
| Features | ||
| Sensors |
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| Misc | ||
| Colors |
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| SAR EU Head (W/kg) | 1.28 | 1.02 |
| SAR EU Body (W/kg) | 0.94 | 0.78 |
| SAR Head (W/kg) | 1.47 | 1.22 |
| SAR Body (W/kg) | 1.38 | 0.83 |
| Keyboard | - | QWERTY |
| Browser | - | HTML |
| Stand-by (h) | 840 | 408 |
| Music play (h) | 46 | - |
| Talk time (h) | Up to 14 h | Up to 4 h 30 min |