Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 9720 vs Microsoft Lumia 550

BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
Microsoft Lumia 550
microsoft lumia 550
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Microsoft
Announced August 2013 October 2015
Status Available - August 2013 Available - December 2015
Price - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
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)
136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
(5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 141.9 (4.97.0.32)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 Microsoft Windows 10
Processor 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar] Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 304 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 32.35% 64.94%
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, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 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 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)