Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Huawei Ascend Y320

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple BlackBerry Huawei
Announced June 2010 July 2009 October 2013
Status Available - June 2010 Available - August 2009 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
126.2 x 64 x 11.15 mm
(4.97 x 2.52 x 0.44 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 106 g (3.74 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 512MHz Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex A-7, MTK 6572
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Mali-400
RAM 512 MB N/A 512 MB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 256 MB 4 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 2.46 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 28.52% -
Multi-Touch yes no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Fixed Focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, QVGA Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 256 MB 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 1150 mAh 1350 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 408 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)