Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 9220 vs Nokia Lumia 720

BlackBerry Curve 9220
blackberry curve 9220
Nokia Lumia 720
nokia lumia 720
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Nokia
Announced April 2012 February 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, Fuchsia Pink, Pure White, Teal Blue White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 12.7 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.5 in)
127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm
(5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
Weight 102 g (3.6 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (164 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 60.94%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 520 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 23 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)