Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 9220 vs BlackBerry Curve 9320 vs LG C199

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry BlackBerry LG
Announced April 2012 May 2012 Q2 2012
Status Available - May 2012 Available - May 2012 Available - Q3 2012
Colors Black, Fuchsia Pink, Pure White, Teal Blue Black Black/Silver
Form Factor Candybar QWERTY Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 12.7 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.5 in)
109 x 60 x 12.7 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.5 in)
109.4 x 59.8 x 12.5 mm
(4.31 x 2.35 x 0.49 in)
Weight 102 g (3.6 oz) 103 g (3.63 oz) 92 g (3.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 2
3G Network Tri-Band HSDPA N/A
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 7.1 BlackBerry OS Proprietary LG OS
Processor , MT6236
GPU -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB N/A
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 512 MB ROM 78.4 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 8 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT TFT
Colors 65K colors 65K colors 256K colors
Size 2.44 inches 2.44 inches 2.3 inches
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (164 ppi) 320 x 240 pixels (164 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (174 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 28.17% 25.02%
Multi-Touch no no no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization
Video Yes Yes Yes, QCIF@15fps
Front Camera  No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G No HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 1000 entries, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 78.4 MB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 8 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1450 mAh 1450 mAh 1100 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 432 h Up to 475 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 7 h Up to 7 h 30 min