BlackBerry Pearl 8100 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia mini (ST15a)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Pearl 8100 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia mini phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Sony Ericsson Xperia mini (ST15a)
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2 Advantages 
25 Advantages | 6 Common items in both devices |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) / LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| WAP, HTML / HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| + 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 Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia mini (ST15a) | |
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| Model | Pearl 8100 | Xperia mini (ST15a) |
| Other model names | RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Xperia mini ST15, Sony Ericsson Smultron |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |     (Latin America), Brazil, Canada, USA |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Sony Ericsson |
| Release date | 9/7/2006 | 8/1/2011 |
| Depth | 14.5 millimeters (0.57 inches) | 16 millimeters (0.63 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 50 x 107 millimeters (1.97 x 4.21 in) | 52 x 88 millimeters (2.05 x 3.46 in) |
| Weight | 90 grams (3.15 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 Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia mini (ST15a) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LED-Backlit LCD |
| Screen size | 2.2" inches | 3" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~29.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~58.6% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x260 pixels | 320x480 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 161 PPI | 192 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 16 million |
| 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 Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia mini (ST15a) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.1 | Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia mini (ST15a) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Intel XScale PXA272 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 312MHz XScale (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz Scorpion (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 205 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia mini (ST15a) | |
| RAM memory | 32MB SDRAM | 512MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 64MB | 1GB (320MB available) |
| External storage | Until 2GB microSD (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia mini (ST15a) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-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 850/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia mini (ST15a) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 1.3 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1280x1024 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| 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 | Autofocus |
| 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 | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia mini (ST15a) | |
| 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 Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia mini (ST15a) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | feature not registered | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3 | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia mini (ST15a) | |
| USB | Mini-USB 1.1 (Mini-B) | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 2.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia mini (ST15a) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia mini (ST15a) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) EP500 |
| Battery capacity | 900 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3.5 hours | 4.5 hours |
| Standby | 360 hours (15 days) | 320 hours (13.3 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia mini (ST15a) | |
| Call control | Not supported | 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, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White, Red • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer • Wallpapers Java framework | • Colors: Black, Pink, Blue, White • 2GB microSD included • Sony Ericsson UX platform • Sony Ericsson Timescape • Sony Ericsson PlayNow • Wi-Fi hotspot Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia mini (ST15a) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.78W/kg (head) |