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BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 vs Sony Xperia Go

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry Sony
Announced
August 2010 May 2012
Status
Available - August 2010 Available - July 2012
Colors
Black, Red White, Black, Yellow
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
Weight
104 g (3.67 oz) 110g (3.88oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
65K colors 16M colors
Size
2.46 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
28.52% 54.38%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS v5.0, upgradable to v6.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar]
GPU
Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM
256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
N/A 8 GB storage (4 GB user available)
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama
Video
Yes Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G
HSDPA HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support; BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1150 mAh 1305 mAh
Stand by
Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 348 h (3G)
Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
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