Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs BlackBerry Curve 9220 vs BlackBerry Q10

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced July 2009 April 2012 January 2013
Status Available - August 2009 Available - May 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Black, Fuchsia Pink, Pure White, Teal Blue Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar, QWERTY
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
109 x 60 x 12.7 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.5 in)
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
Weight 106 g (3.74 oz) 102 g (3.6 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 BlackBerry 10 OS
Processor 512MHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470
GPU PowerVR SGX544
RAM N/A 512 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 256 MB 512 MB ROM 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches 2.44 inches 3.1 inches
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (164 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 28.17% 38.91%
Multi-Touch no no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection
Video Yes, QVGA Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G No No HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB 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 not 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1150 mAh 1450 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 432 h -
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 7 h Up to 10 h