BlackBerry Curve 8330 vs Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT52)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Curve 8330 vs Sony Xperia 1 II phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT52)
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!
2 Advantages 
38 Advantages | 5 Common items in both devices |
| LED flash |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8330 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT52) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Curve 8330 | Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT52) |
| Other model names | Verizon RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330, Sprint Curve 8330 | Xperia 1 Mark II XQAT52/G (256GB+8GB RAM) Dual-SIM |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Sony |
| Release date | 4/1/2008 | 2/24/2020 |
| Depth | 15 millimeters (0.59 inches) | 7.9 millimeters (0.31 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 61 x 106.6 millimeters (2.4 x 4.2 in) | 72 x 166 millimeters (2.83 x 6.54 in) |
| Weight | 113 grams (3.96 ounces) | 181 grams (6.34 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Aluminum frame, glass front/back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | IP68 certified: water-resistant up to 1.5 meters for 30min and dust-resistant |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8330 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT52) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | OLED |
| Screen size | 2.5" inches | 6.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~29.8% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~82.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x240 pixels | 1644x3840 pixels (21:9) |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 160 PPI | 643 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 1 billion |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | HDR10+ |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8330 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT52) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.3 | Android 10 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 11 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8330 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT52) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM6550 | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (SM8250) (7nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 312MHz ARM926EJ-S (Single-core) | Octa-core, 3 processors: 1x 2.84GHz Kryo 585 (Single-core) 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 585 (Triple-core) 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 585 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 650 (250-587MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8330 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT52) | |
| RAM memory | 32MB SDRAM | 8GB LPDDR5 |
| Internal storage | 96MB | 256GB (230GB available) UFS 3.0 |
| External storage | Until 8GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8330 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT52) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.153 Mbps | 2000/1024 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 800/850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat19/13 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66) TD-LTE (34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46) VoLTE |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | SA/NSA (1, 3, 28, 78) |
| Primary data network | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A, SA/NSA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 800/850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ |
📷 Camera | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8330 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT52) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | (quad camera) 12 megapixels 12MP telephoto f/2.470mm1/3.4"1.0µmPDAFOIS3x-optical-zoom 12MP ultrawide f/2.2124°16mm1/2.55"PDAF 0.3MP depth TOF3D |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QCIF (240x180) 15 fps | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 60 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.7 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 24mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/1.7" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.8µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Not supported | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | OIS: Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Digital and optical zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo/video on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8330 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT52) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 8 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | 4K UHD (3840x2160) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 24mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/4" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.12µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8330 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT52) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8330 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT52) | |
| USB | Mini-USB 2.0 (Mini-B) | USB 3.1 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | USB Type-C (reversible) |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 5.1 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax [wifi6] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8330 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT52) | |
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Compass Face unlock 2D Fingerprint sensor (side-mounted) Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8330 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT52) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1150 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 21W Wired fast charging USB Power Delivery 3.0 |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | 11W Qi Wireless charging (Qi/WPC) |
| Talk time autonomy | 4.5 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | 264 hours (11 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8330 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT52) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Titanium, Pink, Black • Trackball • BlackBerry maps Java framework | • Colors: Black, White, Purple, Mirror Lake Green • Cameras with ZEISS optics • Dolby Atmos • 24-bit/192kHz audio • Dynamic vibration system • PS4 Remote Play • DUALSHOCK 4 compatibility |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Curve 8330 | Sony Xperia 1 II (XQ-AT52) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |