Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Sony Xperia E3

BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
Sony Xperia E3
sony xperia e3
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Sony
Announced July 2009 September 2014
Status Available - August 2009 Available - September 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Lime, Copper
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Shatter Proof Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 512MHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 58.23%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, QVGA 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G No HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 706 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 12 h 20 min