Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 8520 vs Huawei Ascend Y300 vs Sony Xperia E3

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Huawei Sony
Announced July 2009 March 2013 September 2014
Status Available - August 2009 Available - March 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black Black, White Black, White, Lime, Copper
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in )
124 x 63.8 x 11.2 mm
(4.88 x 2.51 x 0.44 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) 130 g (4.59 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Shatter Proof Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 512MHz 1 GHz Dual-core Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 305
RAM N/A 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 256 MB 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.46 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (163 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.52% 57.68% 58.23%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, QVGA Yes, 480p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G No HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, 2.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 256 MB 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1150 mAh 1730 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 408 h Up to 320 h (2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
Up to 706 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 20 min