Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 9220 vs BlackBerry 9720

BlackBerry Curve 9220
blackberry curve 9220
BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced April 2012 August 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, Fuchsia Pink, Pure White, Teal Blue Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 12.7 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.5 in)
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight 102 g (3.6 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar]
GPU -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (164 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 32.35%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 7 h