Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 9220 vs Samsung E330S Galaxy S4 LTE-A

BlackBerry Curve 9220
blackberry curve 9220
Samsung E330S Galaxy S4 LTE-A
samsung e330s galaxy s4 lte-a
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced April 2012 June 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, Fuchsia Pink, Pure White, Teal Blue Arctic Blue, Red Aurora
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 12.7 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.5 in)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 102 g (3.6 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 850 / 1800
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 32 GB (25 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (164 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 72.15%
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] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE-A, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 32 GB (25 GB user available), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 23 h (3G)