Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 vs BlackBerry Curve 9320 vs Sony Xperia E1

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry Sony
Announced May 2011 May 2012 January 2014
Status Available - August 2011 Available - May 2012 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, White Black Black, Purple, White
Form Factor Candybar QWERTY Candybar
Dimension 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.6 x 0.41 in)
109 x 60 x 12.7 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.5 in)
118 x 62.4 x 12 mm
(4.65 x 2.46 x 0.47 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 103 g (3.63 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Tri-Band HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D2004
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D2005
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1.2 GHz QC 8655 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210
GPU Adreno 302
RAM 768 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 512 MB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches 2.44 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 480 pixels (286 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (164 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 31.92% 28.17% 61.98%
Multi-Touch yes no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilization, Panorama, Red-eye reduction, Touch capture
Video Yes, 720p Yes Yes, SVGA@30FPS
Front Camera No [Similar]  No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 1450 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 307 h (2G)
Up to 307 h (3G)
Up to 432 h Up to 551 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 7 h Up to 9 h 12 min