BlackBerry Curve 8530 vs Sony Xperia Go
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| BlackBerry | Sony |
| Announced | |
| November 2009 | May 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - December 2009 | Available - July 2012 |
| Colors | |
| Black, Purple | 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 | |
| 106 g (3.74 oz) | 110g (3.88oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| CDMA 800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| BlackBerry OS 5.0 | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 |
| Processor | |
| 528 MHz [Similar] | Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-400 [Similar] | |
| RAM | |
| N/A | 512 MB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 256 MB ROM | 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 | |
| Geo-tagging | 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 | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Up to 86 kbps |
| Edge | |
| No | Up to 237 kbps |
| 3G | |
| Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps | HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB | Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML | HTML5, Adobe Flash |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 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 252 h | Up to 520 h (2G) Up to 460 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 4 h 30 min | Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) Up to 5 h 30 min (3G) |