Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Go vs BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300

Sony Xperia Go
sony xperia go
BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300
blackberry curve 3g 9300
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony BlackBerry
Announced May 2012 August 2010
Status Available - July 2012 Available - August 2010
Colors White, Black, Yellow Black, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
Weight 110g (3.88oz) 104 g (3.67 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
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 v5.0, upgradable to v6.0
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage (4 GB user available) N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 16M colors 65K colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 2.46 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.38% 28.52%
Multi-Touch yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, UMA (carrier dependent)
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support; BlackBerry Maps
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 1305 mAh 1150 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 456 h (2G)
Up to 348 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)