Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia L vs BlackBerry Bold 9000

Sony Xperia L
sony xperia l
BlackBerry Bold 9000
blackberry bold 9000
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony BlackBerry
Announced March 2013 May 2008
Status Available - May 2013 Discontinued
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
114 x 66 x 14 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.55 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) BlackBerry OS
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar] 624 MHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 128 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 1 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 8 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 16M colors 65K colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 2.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 320 pixels (222 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.81% 26.72%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor -
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, miniUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 1 GB storage, 128 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 8 GB

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 310 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 5 h