Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Sony Xperia Tipo

BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
Sony Xperia Tipo
sony xperia tipo
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Sony
Announced July 2009 June 2012
Status Available - August 2009 Available - August 2012
Colors Black Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 512MHz [Similar] 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM N/A 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 MB 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 256K colors
Size 2.46 inches [Similar] 3.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 52.10%
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] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes, QVGA Yes, VGA
Front Camera No [Similar] No [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, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 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 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 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)