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BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Sony Xperia E3

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry Sony
Announced
July 2009 September 2014
Status
Available - August 2009 Available - September 2014
Colors
Black Black, White, Lime, Copper
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
Weight
106 g (3.74 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
4G Network
- LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Shatter Proof Glass

Display

Type
TFT IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
65K colors 16M colors
Size
2.46 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
28.52% 58.23%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor
512MHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 MB 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED Flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, QVGA 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No 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 107 kbps
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G
No HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS
No Yes, with A-GPS
Browser
HTML HTML5

User Memory

Internal
256 MB 4 GB, 1 GB 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1150 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by
Up to 408 h Up to 706 h
Talk Time
Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 12 h 20 min
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