Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Curve 9220

BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
BlackBerry Curve 9220
blackberry curve 9220
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced July 2009 April 2012
Status Available - August 2009 Available - May 2012
Colors Black Black, Fuchsia Pink, Pure White, Teal Blue
Form Factor 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)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 102 g (3.6 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS BlackBerry OS 7.1
Processor 512MHz [Similar]
GPU
RAM N/A 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1150 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 7 h