Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Curve 9220 vs BlackBerry Bold 9000

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced July 2009 April 2012 May 2008
Status Available - August 2009 Available - May 2012 Discontinued
Colors Black Black, Fuchsia Pink, Pure White, Teal Blue Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
109 x 60 x 12.7 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.5 in)
114 x 66 x 14 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.55 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 102 g (3.6 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 BlackBerry OS
Processor 512MHz 624 MHz
GPU -
RAM N/A 512 MB 128 MB
Internal Memory 256 MB 512 MB ROM 1 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 8 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT TFT
Colors 65K colors 65K colors 65K colors
Size 2.46 inches 2.44 inches 2.6 inches
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (164 ppi) 480 x 320 pixels (222 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 28.17% 26.72%
Multi-Touch no no no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features -
Video Yes, QVGA Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G No No HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, miniUSB v2.0
GPS No No Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 1 GB storage, 128 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 8 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 1450 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 432 h Up to 310 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 7 h Up to 5 h