Screen size
9720Winner: 2.8"+21%
Pearl 81302.2"
Quick verdict
9720 leads the measured specs 8-1.
Measured wins
9720
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
4
equal specs
Pearl 8130
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
9720
GSM / HSPA
Pearl 8130
CDMA / CDMA2000
2G bands
9720
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Pearl 8130
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
9720
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Pearl 8130
CDMA2000 1x
Speed
9720
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
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
Pearl 8130
EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps
Announced
9720
2013, August. Released 2013, August
Pearl 8130
2007, October. Released 20078
Status
9720
Discontinued
Pearl 8130
Discontinued
Dimensions
9720
114 x 66 x 12 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.47 in)
Pearl 8130
107 x 50 x 14 mm (4.21 x 1.97 x 0.55 in)
Weight
9720
120 g (4.23 oz)
Pearl 8130
96 g (3.39 oz)
Keyboard
9720
QWERTY
Pearl 8130
Half-QWERTY
SIM
9720
Mini-SIM
Pearl 8130
Mini-SIM
Other
9720
Optical trackpad
Pearl 8130
-
Type
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IPS LCD
Pearl 8130
TFT, 65K colors
Size
9720
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Pearl 8130
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 8130
240 x 260 pixels (~161 ppi density)
OS
9720
BlackBerry OS 7.1
Pearl 8130
BlackBerry OS
CPU
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806 MHz Tavor MG1
Pearl 8130
32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
Card slot
9720
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Pearl 8130
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
9720
512MB ROM, 512MB RAM
Pearl 8130
32MB RAM, 64MB ROM
Single
9720
5 MP
Pearl 8130
2 MP
Features
9720
LED flash
Pearl 8130
LED flash
Video
9720
480p@30fps
Pearl 8130
Yes
Other
9720
No
Pearl 8130
No
Loudspeaker
9720
Yes
Pearl 8130
Yes
3.5mm jack
9720
Yes
Pearl 8130
Yes
WLAN
9720
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Pearl 8130
No
Bluetooth
9720
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Pearl 8130
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
9720
GPS
Pearl 8130
GPS, A-GPS
NFC
9720
No
Pearl 8130
-
Radio
9720
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Pearl 8130
No
USB
9720
microUSB 2.0
Pearl 8130
miniUSB 2.0
Sensors
9720
Accelerometer, proximity
Pearl 8130
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 8130
Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) MP4/WMV/H.264 player MP3/eAAC+/WMA player Organizer Voice memo/dial
Browser
9720
-
Pearl 8130
HTML
Type
9720
Li-Ion 1450 mAh, removable
Pearl 8130
Removable Li-Ion 900 mAh battery
Stand-by
9720
Up to 432 h
Pearl 8130
Up to 216 h
Talk time
9720
Up to 7 h
Pearl 8130
Up to 3 h 40 min
Music play
9720
Up to 30 h
Pearl 8130
-
Colors
9720
Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Pearl 8130
Black, White
SAR EU
9720
1.10 W/kg (head)
Pearl 8130
-
Price
9720
About 130 EUR
Pearl 8130
-