Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia mini vs BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900

Sony Ericsson Xperia mini
sony ericsson xperia mini
BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900
blackberry bold touch 9900
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson BlackBerry
Announced May 2011 May 2011
Status Available - August 2011 Available - August 2011
Colors Black, White, Blue, Dark pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 88 x 52 x 16 mm
(3.46 x 2.05 x 0.63 in)
115 x 66 x 10.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.6 x 0.41 in)
Weight 99 g (3.49 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 BlackBerry OS 7.0
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8255 Snapdragon [Similar] 1.2 GHz QC 8655 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 640 x 480 pixels (286 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.74% 31.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Smile And Face Detection, Touch Focus Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB RAM, 320MB storage 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1200 mAh 1230 mAh
Stand by Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
Up to 307 h (2G)
Up to 307 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)