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BlackBerry Curve 9220

BlackBerry Curve 8520

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BlackBerry Curve 9220

BlackBerry Curve 8520

Network
Technology GSM GSM
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Yes Class 10
EDGE Yes Class 10
Launch
Announced 2012, April. Released 2012, May 2009, July. Released 2009, August
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 109 x 60 x 12.7 mm 109 x 60 x 13.9 mm (4.29 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
Weight 102 g (3.49 oz) 106 g (3.74 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT, 65K colors TFT, 65K colors
Size 2.44 inches, 18.4 cm2 (~28.2% screen-to-body ratio) 2.46 inches, 18.7 cm2 (~28.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~164 ppi density) 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~163 ppi density)
Platform
OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 BlackBerry OS 5.0
CPU 512 MHz
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 512MB ROM, 512MB RAM 256MB
Main Camera
Modules 2 MP 2 MP
Video Yes 320p
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  Dedicated music keys
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 2.0, A2DP
Positioning No No
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player
MP4/H.264 player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh battery (J-S1) Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 432 h Up to 408 h
Talk time Up to 7 h Up to 4 h 30 min
Music play Up to 28 h
Misc
Colors Black, Fuchsia Pink, Pure White, Teal Blue Black
SAR 1.31 W/kg (head)     0.61 W/kg (body)     1.22 W/kg (head)     0.83 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.61 W/kg (head)     1.01 W/kg (body)     1.02 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)    
Price About 80 EUR About 70 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -87.2dB / Crosstalk -86.6dB

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