Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 9220 vs Sony Xperia J

BlackBerry Curve 9220
blackberry curve 9220
Sony Xperia J
sony xperia j
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Sony
Announced April 2012 August 2012
Status Available - May 2012 Available - October 2012
Colors Black, Fuchsia Pink, Pure White, Teal Blue Black, White, Gold, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 12.7 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.5 in)
124.3 x 61.2 x 9.2 mm
(4.89 x 2.41 x 0.36 in)
Weight 102 g (3.6 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST26a
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 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 2.44 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (164 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 57.92%
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, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes Yes, VGA
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G No HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 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 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 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 607 h (2G)
Up to 618 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 5 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 18 min (3G)