BlackBerry Curve 8300 vs Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Curve 8300 vs Sony Xperia Tipo phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
1 Advantage 
27 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| Only digital zoom |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| + specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | |
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| Model | Curve 8300 | Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) |
| Other model names | RIM BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Sony Xperia tipo Dual-Sim, Sony ST21i2, Sony Tapioca DS |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Sony |
| Release date | 5/1/2007 | 9/1/2012 |
| Depth | 15.5 millimeters (0.61 inches) | 13 millimeters (0.51 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60 x 107 millimeters (2.36 x 4.21 in) | 57 x 103 millimeters (2.24 x 4.06 in) |
| Weight | 111 grams (3.89 ounces) | 99 grams (3.47 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.5" inches | 3.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~30.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~51.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x240 pixels | 320x480 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch 2-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 160 PPI | 180 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 260 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Scratch-resistant glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.2 | Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Intel XScale PXA272 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 312MHz XScale (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 800MHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | |
| RAM memory | 16MB SDRAM | 512MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 64MB | 4GB (2.49GB available) |
| External storage | Until 4GB microSD (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Shift - Selectable (dedicated slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | 7.2/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 900/2100 |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
📷 Camera | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | VGA (640x480) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Not supported |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WMA, WAV, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | |
| USB | Mini-USB 2.0 (Mini-B) | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | |
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BA700 |
| Battery capacity | 1100 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 4 hours | 6.3 hours |
| Standby | 408 hours (17 days) | 360 hours (15 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML, HTML5, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Silver on black • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor • Java framework | • Colors: Black, Silver • Sony xLOUD • WiFi hotspot • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8300 | Sony Xperia Tipo (Dual ST21i2) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.28W/kg (head), 0.74W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.62W/kg (head) |