| Nokia 5730 XpressMusic | RIM Blackberry Curve 8530 |
| Manufacture | Nokia | RIM |
| Model | 5730 XpressMusic | Blackberry Curve 8530 |
| Form factor | QWERTY Slider | Block |
| Weight | 135 gram | 105.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 112 x 51 x 15 | 109.00 x 60.00 x 14.00 |
| Operating System | Other | BlackBerry OS |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/1900/2100 | 2G - 800/1900 |
| 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 megapixel, 8x digital zoom, autofocus | 2 Megapixels 5x digital zoom, geo tagging |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | VGA (640 x 480) | NA |
| Display size | 2.4 inches | 2.46 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 65000 |
| Display width | 240 | 320 |
| Display height | 320 | 240 |
| PPI | 166.67 | 162.60 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | 528 MHz |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 100 MB. 8GB microSD card included. Max size 16GB | 256 MB. Expandable with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA | MP3, AAC+, eAAC+, AAC-LC, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WMA, WM10 |
| Java | | |
| Games | 13 Try and Buy Games | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1000 mAh Li-Ion | 1150 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 300 | 252 |
| Talktime (m) | 312 | 270 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML, HTML | HTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |