Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 9220 vs BlackBerry Curve 8520

BlackBerry Curve 9220
blackberry curve 9220
BlackBerry Curve 8520
blackberry curve 8520
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general 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

hardware 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

display 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 no no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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]

connectivity 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

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery 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