BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Sony Xperia E3
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| BlackBerry | Sony |
| Announced | |
| July 2009 | September 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - August 2009 | Available - September 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black | Black, White, Lime, Copper |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in ) |
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm (5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | |
| 106 g (3.74 oz) | 143 g (5.04 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202 |
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| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | Shatter Proof Glass |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| BlackBerry OS | Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| 512MHz [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 305 [Similar] | |
| RAM | |
| N/A | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 256 MB | 4 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 32 GB |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | Up to 107 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Class 10, 236.8 kbps | Up to 296 kbps |
| 3G | |
| No | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.0 with A2DP | v4.0, A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11b/g | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host |
| GPS | |
| No | Yes, with A-GPS |
| Browser | |
| HTML | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 256 MB | 4 GB, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 32 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1150 mAh | 2330 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 408 h | Up to 706 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 4 h 30 min | Up to 12 h 20 min |