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BlackBerry Pearl 8120 vs Sony Ericsson W380a

Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Pearl 8120 vs Sony Ericsson W380 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?

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Compare Sony Ericsson W380 X BlackBerry Pearl 8120 13Points
2.2"
TFT

240x260

2
MP
32MB
RAM

Single-core

900
mAh

(Removable)

vs
1.9"
TFT

176x220

1.3
MP
N/A
930
mAh

(Removable)

What's the better phone? BlackBerry Pearl 8120

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!


9 Common items in both devices
Until 4GB microSD / Until 4GB Memory Stick micro M2
TFT LCD
Only digital zoom
2G EDGE
0.236 Mbps
Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable)
2.0 + A2DP
+2 specs and more in the table below

Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.

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📱 Model features

BlackBerry Pearl 8120Sony Ericsson W380a
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ModelPearl 8120Sony Ericsson W380a
Other model namesT-Mobile RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120, AT&T Pearl 8120Sony Ericsson W380, Sony W380a
Country or region availablefeature not registeredUSA
USA
BrandBlackBerrySony Ericsson
Release date10/4/20073/1/2008
Depth14 millimeters (0.55 inches)16 millimeters (0.63 inches)
Size (width x height)50 x 107 millimeters (1.97 x 4.21 in)49 x 92 millimeters (1.93 x 3.62 in)
Weight91 grams (3.19 ounces)100 grams (3.5 ounces)
Build, materialsfeature not registeredfeature not registered
Protection against water and othersNot supportedNot supported

📲 Display

BlackBerry Pearl 8120Sony Ericsson W380a
Display typeTFT LCDTFT LCD
Screen size2.2" inches1.9" inches
Screen-to-body ratio~29.1% (screen-to-body ratio)~25.2% (screen-to-body ratio)
Display resolution240x260 pixels176x220 pixels
TouchscreenNot supportedNot supported
Pixel density (dot pitch)161 PPI148 PPI
Colors65 thousand260 thousand
Scratch-resistant glassNot supportedNot supported
Refresh ratefeature not registeredfeature not registered
Display featuresfeature not registeredfeature not registered

🤖 Operating System

BlackBerry Pearl 8120Sony Ericsson W380a
System versionBlackBerry OS 4.2Proprietary OS
Firmware updatefeature not registeredfeature not registered
User Interfacefeature not registeredfeature not registered

⚙️ Processor

BlackBerry Pearl 8120Sony Ericsson W380a
Chipset32bit: Intel XScale PXA27232bit
CPUSingle-core, 1 processor:
1x 312MHz XScale (Single-core)
Single-core, 1 processor:
1x 125MHz ARM9 (Single-core)
GPU graphical controllerfeature not registeredfeature not registered
Performance (benchmark)feature not registeredfeature not registered

💽 Memory and storage

BlackBerry Pearl 8120Sony Ericsson W380a
RAM memory32MB SDRAMfeature not registered
Internal storage64MB14MB
External storageUntil 4GB microSD
(dedicated slot)
Until 4GB Memory Stick micro M2
(dedicated slot)

📶 Mobile networks

BlackBerry Pearl 8120Sony Ericsson W380a
Dual-SIMNot supportedNot supported
SIM card1 slot (Single-SIM)
Standard mini-SIM (2FF)
1 slot (Single-SIM)
Standard mini-SIM (2FF)
Maximum Download / Upload0.236 Mbps0.236 Mbps
Network technology2G2G
Frequency, bands Expand band details Collapse details
GSM MHz bandQuad-Band 850/900/1800/1900Tri-Band 850/1800/1900
Primary 2G networkGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850/1800/1900
Primary 3G networkNot supportedNot supported
Primary 4G networkNot supportedNot supported
Primary 5G networkNot supportedNot supported
Primary data networkGPRS, EDGEGPRS, EDGE
Secondary 2G networkNot supportedNot supported
Secondary 3G networkNot supportedNot supported
Secondary 4G networkNot supportedNot supported
Secondary data networkNot supportedNot supported

📷 Camera

BlackBerry Pearl 8120Sony Ericsson W380a
Back camera (main camera)2 megapixels1.3 megapixels
Main camera resolution1600x1200 pixels1280x1024 pixels
Video recording (primary)QCIF (240x180) 15 fpsNot supported
FlashLED flashNot supported
Focal aperturefeature not registeredfeature not registered
Focal lengthfeature not registeredfeature not registered
Sensor sizefeature not registeredfeature not registered
Pixel sizefeature not registeredfeature not registered
AutofocusNot supportedNot supported
Touch focusfeature not registeredNot supported
Image stabilizationfeature not registeredNot supported
ZoomOnly digital zoomOnly digital zoom
Face/smile detectionfeature not registeredNot supported
BSI sensorfeature not registeredNot supported
HDRfeature not registeredNot supported
Camera extrasfeature not registeredfeature not registered

📸 Front camera

BlackBerry Pearl 8120Sony Ericsson W380a
Front camera (secondary)Not supportedNot supported
Front camera resolutionNot supportedNot supported
Video recording (secondary)Not supportedNot supported
Front flashNot supportedNot supported
Focal aperturefeature not registeredfeature not registered
Focal lengthfeature not registeredfeature not registered
Sensor sizefeature not registeredfeature not registered
Pixel sizefeature not registeredfeature not registered

🔉 Sound and multimedia

BlackBerry Pearl 8120Sony Ericsson W380a
LoudspeakerSupportedSupported
Active noise cancellationfeature not registeredNot supported
RadioNot supportedFM (RDS)
TVNot supportedNot supported
Video formatsMP4, H.264, H.263, WMVfeature not registered
Audio formatsMP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+MP3, WAV, AAC+

🔌 Connectivity

BlackBerry Pearl 8120Sony Ericsson W380a
USBMini-USB 2.0 (Mini-B)USB 2.0 proprietary connector
Audio output3.5mm jackproprietary audio output
TV outputNot supportedNot supported
Bluetooth2.0 + A2DP2.0 + A2DP
WiFi802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz)Not supported
DLNAfeature not registeredNot supported
GPSNot supportedNot supported
NFCNot supportedNot supported
Infrared portfeature not registeredNot supported

🧭 Sensors

BlackBerry Pearl 8120Sony Ericsson W380a
SensorsNot supportedNot supported
Vibrating alertSupportedSupported

🔋 Battery

BlackBerry Pearl 8120Sony Ericsson W380a
Battery typeLi-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable)Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable)
BST-39
Battery capacity900 mAh930 mAh
Charger, wattsWired chargingWired charging
Inductive / wireless chargingfeature not registeredfeature not registered
Talk time autonomy4 hours7 hours
Standby360 hours (15 days)300 hours (12.5 days)

➕ Other features

BlackBerry Pearl 8120Sony Ericsson W380a
Call controlVoice dialing, Voice recorderVoice recorder
MessagingSMS, MMS, E-mailSMS, MMS, E-mail
Hands-free callingSupportedSupported
Video callingNot supportedNot supported
RingtonesPolyphonic and customizedPolyphonic and customized
Web browserWAP, HTMLWAP, HTML
AntennaInternal antennaInternal antenna
Qwerty physical keyboardNot supportedNot supported
Miscellaneous• Colors: Titanium, Blue, Sunset
• Half-QWERTY
• Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor
• Java framework
• Colors: Purple, Gray, Black Champagne, Black Orange
• Memory Stick M2 512MB included
• Walkman player
• TrackID music recognition
• Access NetFront 3.3 Browser
• Second external OLED mono display 128x36 pixels
• Java framework

☢️ Radiation rate

BlackBerry Pearl 8120Sony Ericsson W380a
SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.)feature not registeredfeature not registered
SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.)feature not registered0.65W/kg (head)
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