Screen size
9720Winner: 2.8"+21%
Pearl 81202.2"
Quick verdict
9720 leads the measured specs 8-1.
Measured wins
9720
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
4
equal specs
Pearl 8120
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
9720
GSM / HSPA
Pearl 8120
GSM
2G bands
9720
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Pearl 8120
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
9720
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Pearl 8120
-
Speed
9720
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Pearl 8120
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
-
GPRS
9720
-
Pearl 8120
Class 10
EDGE
9720
-
Pearl 8120
Class 10
Announced
9720
2013, August. Released 2013, August
Pearl 8120
2007, October
Status
9720
Discontinued
Pearl 8120
Discontinued
Dimensions
9720
114 x 66 x 12 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.47 in)
Pearl 8120
107 x 50 x 14 mm (4.21 x 1.97 x 0.55 in)
Weight
9720
120 g (4.23 oz)
Pearl 8120
91 g (3.21 oz)
Keyboard
9720
QWERTY
Pearl 8120
Half-QWERTY
SIM
9720
Mini-SIM
Pearl 8120
Mini-SIM
Other
9720
Optical trackpad
Pearl 8120
-
Type
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IPS LCD
Pearl 8120
65K colors
Size
9720
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Pearl 8120
2.2 inches, 15.6 cm2 (~29.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
9720
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~214 ppi density)
Pearl 8120
240 x 260 pixels (~161 ppi density)
Other
9720
-
Pearl 8120
OS
9720
BlackBerry OS 7.1
Pearl 8120
BlackBerry OS
CPU
9720
806 MHz Tavor MG1
Pearl 8120
32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
Card slot
9720
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Pearl 8120
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
9720
512MB ROM, 512MB RAM
Pearl 8120
32MB RAM, 64MB ROM
Single
9720
5 MP
Pearl 8120
2 MP
Features
9720
LED flash
Pearl 8120
LED flash
Video
9720
480p@30fps
Pearl 8120
Yes
Other
9720
No
Pearl 8120
No
Loudspeaker
9720
Yes
Pearl 8120
Yes
3.5mm jack
9720
Yes
Pearl 8120
Yes
Alert types
9720
-
Pearl 8120
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
WLAN
9720
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Pearl 8120
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth
9720
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Pearl 8120
2.0
Positioning
9720
GPS
Pearl 8120
No
NFC
9720
No
Pearl 8120
-
Radio
9720
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Pearl 8120
No
USB
9720
microUSB 2.0
Pearl 8120
miniUSB 2.0
Sensors
9720
Accelerometer, proximity
Pearl 8120
Other
9720
BBM key MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Pearl 8120
Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) MP4/WMV/H.264 player MP3/eAAC+/WMA player Organizer Voice memo/dial
Browser
9720
-
Pearl 8120
HTML
Type
9720
Li-Ion 1450 mAh, removable
Pearl 8120
Removable Li-Ion 900 mAh battery
Stand-by
9720
Up to 432 h
Pearl 8120
Up to 360 h
Talk time
9720
Up to 7 h
Pearl 8120
Up to 4 h
Music play
9720
Up to 30 h
Pearl 8120
-
Colors
9720
Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Pearl 8120
Titanium, Blue, Sunset
SAR EU
9720
1.10 W/kg (head)
Pearl 8120
1.26 W/kg (head) 1.01 W/kg (body)
Price
9720
About 130 EUR
Pearl 8120
About 90 EUR
SAR
9720
-
Pearl 8120
1.48 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)