| RIM Blackberry Curve 8520 | Nokia Asha 501 |
| Manufacture | RIM | Nokia |
| Model | Blackberry Curve 8520 | Asha 501 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 105 gram | 90.60 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 109 x 60 x 14 | 99.20 x 58.00 x 12.10 |
| Operating System | BlackBerry OS | Series 40 |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 | 2G - 850/1900 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | 3.0 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 2 megapixel, 5x digital zoom | 3.2 megapixel, 3x digital zoom, f/2.8 |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | QVGA 320x240 @15fps |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 2.46 inches | 3.00 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 65000 | 262144 |
| Display width | 320 | 240 |
| Display height | 240 | 320 |
| PPI | 162.6 | 133.33 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 512 MHz | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 256 MB. Expandable with microSD card | 64 MB RAM. 128 MB internal storage. Expandable with additional 32 GB using microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC+, eAAC+, AAC-LC, WMA9, AMR-NB, AMR-WB | MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, M4A, MP4, WAV |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | NA |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1150 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 408 | 1152 |
| Talktime (m) | 270 | 1020 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | HTML | 2.0 XHTML, HTML 4.0 |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |