Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 9220 vs Apple iPhone 5

BlackBerry Curve 9220
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Apple
Announced April 2012 September 2012
Status Available - May 2012 Available - September 2012
Colors Black, Fuchsia Pink, Pure White, Teal Blue Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 12.7 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.5 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 102 g (3.6 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 iOS 6
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type TFT LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (164 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 60.84%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G No DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1450 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 225 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 8 h