Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 9720 vs Nokia Lumia 520

BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
Nokia Lumia 520
nokia lumia 520
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Nokia
Announced August 2013 February 2013
Status Available - August 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 32.35% 59.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)