Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs Sony Xperia E1

BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900
blackberry bold touch 9900
Sony Xperia E1
sony xperia e1
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Sony
Announced May 2011 January 2014
Status Available - August 2011 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, White Black, Purple, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.6 x 0.41 in)
118 x 62.4 x 12 mm
(4.65 x 2.46 x 0.47 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D2004
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D2005
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1.2 GHz QC 8655 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 302 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 480 pixels (286 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 31.92% 61.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilization, Panorama, Red-eye reduction, Touch capture
Video Yes, 720p Yes, SVGA@30FPS
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 307 h (2G)
Up to 307 h (3G)
Up to 551 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 9 h 12 min