| LG Optimus Vu | RIM Blackberry Curve 8530 |
| Manufacture | LG | RIM |
| Model | Optimus Vu | Blackberry Curve 8530 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 168 gram | 105.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 149 x 90 x 9 | 109.00 x 60.00 x 14.00 |
| Operating System | Android | BlackBerry OS |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 | 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 | 8 megapixel, autofocus | 2 Megapixels 5x digital zoom, geo tagging |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | LED | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | 1.3 megapixel | NA |
| Display size | 5 inches | 2.46 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 65000 |
| Display width | 768 | 320 |
| Display height | 1024 | 240 |
| PPI | 256 | 162.60 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1.5 GHz dual core Qualcomm | 528 MHz |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 32 GB storage | 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 | Yes, downloadable | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 2080 mAh | 1150 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | NA | 252 |
| Talktime (m) | NA | 270 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | HTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |