Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Curve 9360 vs Huawei Ascend Y220 vs BLU Advance 4.5

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Huawei BLU
Announced August 2011 December 2013 March 2014
Status Available - August 2011 Coming Soon - Q1 2014 Available - March 2014
Colors Black, Purple Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109 x 60 x 11 mm
(4.29 x 2.36 x 0.43 in)
116.5 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.59 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
133 x 67 x 9.4 mm
(5.24 x 2.64 x 0.37 in)
Weight 99 g (3.49 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 800MHz Dual-core 1 GHz, Mediatek MT6572M Dual-core 1.0 GHz
GPU Mali-400 Broadcom VideoCore IV
RAM 512 MB 256 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 512 MB storage N/A 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, PLS
Colors TFT - 16M colors
Size 2.44 inches 3.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (246 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 28.17% 51.56% 62.45%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - No
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels VGA, 640x480 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization - Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB storage, 512 MB RAM 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB 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 not 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1000 mAh 1350 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
- Up to 200 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
- Up to 6 h