Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Sony Xperia M

BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
Sony Xperia M
sony xperia m
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Sony
Announced July 2009 June 2013
Status Available - August 2009 Available - August 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Purple, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Both Versions
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1905
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C1904
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 512MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 57.31%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, QVGA Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 4 GB, 1 GB 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 not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)