Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Huawei Ascend Y220

BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
Huawei Ascend Y220
huawei ascend y220
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Huawei
Announced July 2009 December 2013
Status Available - August 2009 Coming Soon - Q1 2014
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
116.5 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.59 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor 512MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Mediatek MT6572M [Similar]
GPU Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM N/A 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors -
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 51.56%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] VGA, 640x480 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features -
Video Yes, QVGA Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] 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 HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not 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 1150 mAh 1350 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h -
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min -