Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
sony xperia m2 aqua
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Sony
Announced July 2009 August 2014
Status Available - August 2009 Available - September 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Golden
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
140 x 72 x 8.6 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2403
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP65/IP68 certified - dust and water proof up to 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 512MHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB 8 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] 4.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 63.27%
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] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, QVGA 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] VGA, 480p [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, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 8 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 595 h (2G)
Up to 641 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 11 h 23 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)