BlackBerry 9720 vs BlackBerry Curve 8320: Which is better?

Screen size

97202.8"+11%

Curve 83202.5"

Technology

9720

GSM / HSPA

Curve 8320

GSM

2G bands

9720

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Curve 8320

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

9720

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

Curve 8320

Speed

9720

HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps

Curve 8320

Resolution

9720480 × 360 px+56%

Curve 8320320 × 240 px

Refresh rate

9720—

Curve 8320—

Peak brightness

9720—

Curve 8320—

Pixel density

9720214 ppi+25%

Curve 8320160 ppi

CPU speed

9720806 MHz Tavor MG1

Curve 832032-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz

RAM

9720—

Curve 8320—

Storage

9720—

Curve 8320—

Main camera

97205.0 MP+60%

Curve 83202.0 MP

Front camera

9720—

Curve 8320—

Battery

97201,450 mAh+24%

Curve 83201,100 mAh

Wired charging

9720—

Curve 8320—

Weight

9720120 g

Curve 8320111 g+8.1%

Thickness

972012.0 mm+29%

Curve 832015.5 mm

IP rating

9720—

Curve 8320—

Wi‑Fi

9720Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

Curve 8320Wi-Fi 802.11b/g

Bluetooth

97202.1, A2DP, EDR+4.8%

Curve 83202.0, A2DP

USB

equal specs

9720microUSB 2.0

Curve 8320miniUSB 2.0

5G support

equal specs

9720No

Curve 8320No

NFC

9720No

Curve 8320—

3.5mm jack

equal specs

9720Yes

Curve 8320Yes

SD card

equal specs

9720Yes

Curve 8320Yes

Stereo speakers

9720—

Curve 8320—

GPRS

9720

Curve 8320

Class 10

EDGE

9720

Curve 8320

Class 10

Announced

9720

2013, August. Released 2013, August

Curve 8320

2007, September

Status

9720

Discontinued

Curve 8320

Discontinued

Dimensions

9720

114 x 66 x 12 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.47 in)

Curve 8320

107 x 60 x 15.5 mm (4.21 x 2.36 x 0.61 in)

Weight

9720

120 g (4.23 oz)

Curve 8320

111 g (3.92 oz)

Keyboard

9720

QWERTY

Curve 8320

QWERTY

SIM

9720

Mini-SIM

Curve 8320

Mini-SIM

Other

9720

Optical trackpad

Curve 8320

Trackball

Type

9720

IPS LCD

Curve 8320

65K colors

Size

9720

2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Curve 8320

2.5 inches, 19.4 cm2 (~30.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

9720

480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~214 ppi density)

Curve 8320

320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)

9720

BlackBerry OS 7.1

Curve 8320

BlackBerry OS

CPU

9720

806 MHz Tavor MG1

Curve 8320

32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz

Card slot

9720

microSDHC (dedicated slot)

Curve 8320

microSDHC (dedicated slot)

Internal

9720

512MB ROM, 512MB RAM

Curve 8320

64MB ROM

Single

9720

5 MP

Curve 8320

2 MP

Features

9720

LED flash

Curve 8320

LED flash

Video

9720

480p@30fps

Curve 8320

240x180@15fps

Other

9720

Curve 8320

Loudspeaker

9720

Yes

Curve 8320

Yes

3.5mm jack

9720

Yes

Curve 8320

Yes

Alert types

9720

Curve 8320

Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

WLAN

9720

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot

Curve 8320

Wi-Fi 802.11b/g

Bluetooth

9720

2.1, A2DP, EDR

Curve 8320

2.0, A2DP

Positioning

9720

GPS

Curve 8320

NFC

9720

Curve 8320

Radio

9720

Stereo FM radio, RDS

Curve 8320

USB

9720

microUSB 2.0

Curve 8320

miniUSB 2.0

Sensors

9720

Accelerometer, proximity

Curve 8320

Other

9720

BBM key MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

Curve 8320

BlackBerry maps Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) MP4/WMV/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player Organizer Voice memo/dial

Browser

9720

Curve 8320

HTML

Type

9720

Li-Ion 1450 mAh, removable

Curve 8320

Removable Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery

Stand-by

9720

Up to 432 h

Curve 8320

Up to 408 h

Talk time

9720

Up to 7 h

Curve 8320

Up to 4 h

Music play

9720

Up to 30 h

Curve 8320

Colors

9720

Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink

Curve 8320

Titanium, Pale Gold

SAR EU

9720

1.10 W/kg (head)

Curve 8320

0.60 W/kg (head) 1.13 W/kg (body)

Price

9720

About 130 EUR

Curve 8320

About 140 EUR

SAR

9720

Curve 8320

1.08 W/kg (head) 1.47 W/kg (body)

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9720

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Comms

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