Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 9220 vs LG C199 vs Samsung Galaxy Chat B5330

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry LG Samsung
Announced April 2012 Q2 2012 July 2012
Status Available - May 2012 Available - Q3 2012 Available - August 2012
Colors Black, Fuchsia Pink, Pure White, Teal Blue Black/Silver White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 12.7 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.5 in)
109.4 x 59.8 x 12.5 mm
(4.31 x 2.35 x 0.49 in)
118.9 x 59.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.68 x 2.33 x 0.46 in)
Weight 102 g (3.6 oz) 92 g (3.25 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 Proprietary LG OS Android OS, v4.x (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor , MT6236 -
GPU - -
RAM 512 MB N/A N/A
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 78.4 MB 4 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 8 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 2.44 inches 2.3 inches 3.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (164 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (174 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 25.02% 39.73%
Multi-Touch no no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash No No No
Features -
Video Yes Yes, QCIF@15fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G No N/A HSDPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 1000 entries, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 78.4 MB 4 GB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 8 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1450 mAh 1100 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 475 h Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 380 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 7 h 30 min Up to 14 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)