Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 9220 vs Sony Xperia Go

BlackBerry Curve 9220
blackberry curve 9220
Sony Xperia Go
sony xperia go
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Sony
Announced April 2012 May 2012
Status Available - May 2012 Available - July 2012
Colors Black, Fuchsia Pink, Pure White, Teal Blue White, Black, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 12.7 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.5 in)
111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
Weight 102 g (3.6 oz) 110g (3.88oz)
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 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 8 GB storage (4 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (164 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 54.38%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G No HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1450 mAh 1305 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)