Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tipo vs BlackBerry Classic

Sony Xperia Tipo
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BlackBerry Classic
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony BlackBerry
Announced June 2012 June 2014
Status Available - August 2012 Available - November 2014
Colors Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
(5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
Weight 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) BlackBerry 10.3 OS
User Interface - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Processor 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A [Similar] Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.10% 41.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes

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 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash No LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, VGA Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Not 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2515 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Up to 348 h (2G)
Up to 365 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)