Screen size
9720Winner: 2.8"+7.1%
Pearl Flip 82302.6"
Quick verdict
9720 leads the measured specs 8-1.
Measured wins
9720
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
4
equal specs
Pearl Flip 8230
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
9720
GSM / HSPA
Pearl Flip 8230
CDMA / EVDO
2G bands
9720
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Pearl Flip 8230
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
9720
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Pearl Flip 8230
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
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 Flip 8230
EV-DO Rev.0, 153.2 Kbps
Announced
9720
2013, August. Released 2013, August
Pearl Flip 8230
2009, February. Released 2009, May
Status
9720
Discontinued
Pearl Flip 8230
Discontinued
Dimensions
9720
114 x 66 x 12 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.47 in)
Pearl Flip 8230
101 x 50 x 17.5 mm (3.98 x 1.97 x 0.69 in)
Weight
9720
120 g (4.23 oz)
Pearl Flip 8230
102 g (3.60 oz)
Keyboard
9720
QWERTY
Pearl Flip 8230
Half-QWERTY
SIM
9720
Mini-SIM
Pearl Flip 8230
Mini-SIM
Other
9720
Optical trackpad
Pearl Flip 8230
Trackball
Type
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IPS LCD
Pearl Flip 8230
65K colors
Size
9720
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Pearl Flip 8230
2.6 inches, 20.9 cm2 (~41.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
9720
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~214 ppi density)
Pearl Flip 8230
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~154 ppi density)
Other
9720
-
Pearl Flip 8230
Secondary external 65K TFT display, 128x160 pixels
OS
9720
BlackBerry OS 7.1
Pearl Flip 8230
BlackBerry OS
CPU
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806 MHz Tavor MG1
Pearl Flip 8230
-
Card slot
9720
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Pearl Flip 8230
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
9720
512MB ROM, 512MB RAM
Pearl Flip 8230
128MB RAM, 128MB ROM
Single
9720
5 MP
Pearl Flip 8230
2 MP
Features
9720
LED flash
Pearl Flip 8230
LED flash
Video
9720
480p@30fps
Pearl Flip 8230
Yes
Other
9720
No
Pearl Flip 8230
No
Loudspeaker
9720
Yes
Pearl Flip 8230
Yes
3.5mm jack
9720
Yes
Pearl Flip 8230
Yes
WLAN
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Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Pearl Flip 8230
No
Bluetooth
9720
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Pearl Flip 8230
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
9720
GPS
Pearl Flip 8230
No
NFC
9720
No
Pearl Flip 8230
-
Radio
9720
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Pearl Flip 8230
No
USB
9720
microUSB 2.0
Pearl Flip 8230
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
9720
Accelerometer, proximity
Pearl Flip 8230
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 Flip 8230
BlackBerry maps MP4/WMV/H.264 player MP3/eAAC+/WMA player Organizer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input
Browser
9720
-
Pearl Flip 8230
HTML
Type
9720
Li-Ion 1450 mAh, removable
Pearl Flip 8230
Removable Li-Ion 900 mAh battery
Stand-by
9720
Up to 432 h
Pearl Flip 8230
Up to 216 h
Talk time
9720
Up to 7 h
Pearl Flip 8230
Up to 3 h 30 min
Music play
9720
Up to 30 h
Pearl Flip 8230
-
Colors
9720
Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
Pearl Flip 8230
Black, Red, Pink
SAR EU
9720
1.10 W/kg (head)
Pearl Flip 8230
-
Price
9720
About 130 EUR
Pearl Flip 8230
About 70 EUR
SAR
9720
-
Pearl Flip 8230
1.23 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body)