| Nokia 5530 XpressMusic | RIM BlackBerry Curve 8310 |
| Manufacture | Nokia | RIM |
| Model | 5530 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Curve 8310 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 107 gram | 111.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 104 x 49 x 13 | 107.00 x 60.00 x 16.00 |
| Operating System | Symbian S60 | BlackBerry OS |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 |
| 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 | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 3.2 Megapixels. 4x digital zoom. Autofocus | 2 Megapixels, 5x digital zoom |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 2.9 inches | 2.50 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16700000 | 65536 |
| Display width | 360 | 320 |
| Display height | 640 | 240 |
| PPI | 253.21 | 160.00 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | 312 MHz Intel PXA901 Hermon |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 70 MB. 4GB on microSD card. Expandable up to 16GB | 64 MB. Expandable with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, SpMidi | Polyphonic, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | 3 | BrickBreaker |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1000 mAh Li-Ion | 1100 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 351 | 408 |
| Talktime (m) | 294 | 240 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML, HTML | NA |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | NA | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | NA | |
| Website | Website | Website |