BlackBerry Pearl 8100 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Pearl 8100 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a)
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3 Advantages 
22 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| 65 thousand |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) / LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| + specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | |
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| Model | Pearl 8100 | Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) |
| Other model names | RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro U20, SE Mimmi |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |    (Latin America), Canada, USA |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Sony Ericsson |
| Release date | 9/7/2006 | 6/29/2010 |
| Depth | 14.5 millimeters (0.57 inches) | 17 millimeters (0.67 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 50 x 107 millimeters (1.97 x 4.21 in) | 52 x 90 millimeters (2.05 x 3.54 in) |
| Weight | 90 grams (3.15 ounces) | 120 grams (4.2 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.2" inches | 2.55" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~29.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~43% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x260 pixels | 240x320 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Single touch 1-point |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 161 PPI | 157 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 65 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 Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.1 | Android 1.6 Donut |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 2.1 Eclair |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Intel XScale PXA272 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 312MHz XScale (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 600MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | |
| RAM memory | 32MB SDRAM | 256MB |
| Internal storage | 64MB | 256MB (128MB available) |
| External storage | Until 2GB microSD (dedicated slot) | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | |
| 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 | 7.2/2 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 | CSD, 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 X10 mini pro (U20a) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 1.3 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1280x1024 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | VGA (640x480) 30 fps |
| 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 | Not supported |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face 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 X10 mini pro (U20a) | |
| 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 X10 mini pro (U20a) | |
| 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.263, H.264, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3 | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | |
| 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 [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 900 mAh | 930 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3.5 hours | 3.5 hours |
| Standby | 360 hours (15 days) | 360 hours (15 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | |
| 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 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Retractable QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White, Red • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer • Wallpapers Java framework | • Colors: Black, Red, Pink • 2GB microSD included • SE UX platform • SE Timescape • SE PlayNow Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl 8100 | Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | |
| 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 |