Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 9720 vs Huawei Ascend Y550

BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
Huawei Ascend Y550
huawei ascend y550
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Huawei
Announced August 2013 September 2014
Status Available - August 2013 Available - November 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
133 x 68 x 9.5 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.37 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 306 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 32.35% 61.53%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 11 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h -
Talk Time Up to 7 h -