Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Nokia 220 vs Nokia 225 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Nokia Nokia
Announced July 2009 February 2014 April 2014
Status Available - August 2009 Available - February 2014 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors Black Red, Yellow, Cyan, White, Black Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
116.4 x 50.3 x 13.2 mm
(4.58 x 1.98 x 0.52 in)
124 x 55.5 x 10.4 mm
(4.88 x 2.19 x 0.41 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 83.6 (2.93.0.21) 100.6 g (3.53.0.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual SIM model only)
GSM 900 / 1800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network No No
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS ODM Nokia OS Series 30+
Processor 512MHz - -
GPU - -
RAM N/A N/A N/A
Internal Memory 256 MB - -
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT TFT
Colors 65K colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 2.46 inches 2.4 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 30.34% 35.21%
Multi-Touch no no no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No No No
Features 1/5' Sensor Size 1/5' Sensor Size
Video Yes, QVGA Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps No Up to 236.8 kbps
3G No No No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g No No
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v1.1 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No No
Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Unlimited entries, Photocall 500 entries 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes Yes
Internal 256 MB - -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4UL)
Capacity 1150 mAh 1100 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 576 h Up to 648 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 15 h Up to 21 h