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BlackBerry Curve 9220 vs BlackBerry 9720

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced
April 2012 August 2013
Status
Available - May 2012 Available - August 2013
Colors
Black, Fuchsia Pink, Pure White, Teal Blue Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
109 x 60 x 12.7 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.5 in)
114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight
102 g (3.6 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors
65K colors 16M colors
Size
2.44 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels (164 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
28.17% 32.35%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS 7.1 BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor
806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar]
GPU
-
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
512 MB ROM 512 MB ROM
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes Yes
Front Camera
No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
No HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML

User Memory

Internal
512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1450 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by
Up to 432 h Up to 432 h
Talk Time
Up to 7 h Up to 7 h
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