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BlackBerry Curve 9220 vs BlackBerry Curve 8520

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced
April 2012 July 2009
Status
Available - May 2012 Available - August 2009
Colors
Black, Fuchsia Pink, Pure White, Teal Blue Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
109 x 60 x 12.7 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.5 in)
109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
Weight
102 g (3.6 oz) 106 g (3.74 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT TFT
Colors
65K colors 65K colors
Size
2.44 inches [Similar] 2.46 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 240 pixels (164 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
28.17% 28.52%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry OS 7.1 BlackBerry OS
Processor
512MHz [Similar]
GPU
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
512 MB ROM 256 MB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

Camera

Rear Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
Video
Yes Yes, QVGA
Front Camera
No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G
No No
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB
GPS
No No
Browser
HTML HTML

User Memory

Internal
512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 256 MB
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1450 mAh 1150 mAh
Stand by
Up to 432 h Up to 408 h
Talk Time
Up to 7 h Up to 4 h 30 min
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