BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (MT11a)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Pearl Flip vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (MT11a)
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1 Advantage 
30 Advantages | 9 Common items in both devices |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) / LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| +2 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (MT11a) | |
| Model | Pearl Flip (8230) | Xperia Neo V (MT11a) |
| Other model names | Verizon BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 CDMA, RIM Apex | Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V MT11 |
| Country or region available |  USA |   (Latin America), Canada, USA |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Sony Ericsson |
| Release date | 2/28/2009 | 10/1/2011 |
| Depth | 17.5 millimeters (0.69 inches) | 13 millimeters (0.51 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 50 x 101 millimeters (1.97 x 3.98 in) | 57 x 116 millimeters (2.24 x 4.57 in) |
| Weight | 102 grams (3.57 ounces) | 126 grams (4.41 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (MT11a) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LED-Backlit LCD |
| Screen size | 2.6" inches | 3.7" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~41.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~57.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x320 pixels | 480x854 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 154 PPI | 265 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 Flip (8230) | Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (MT11a) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.6 | Android 2.3.4 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 Flip (8230) | Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (MT11a) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Intel XScale PXA272 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 (45nm) |
| 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 Flip (8230) | Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (MT11a) | |
| RAM memory | 128MB SDRAM | 512MB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 128MB (75MB available) | 1GB (320MB available) |
| External storage | Until 8GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (MT11a) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | Not supported | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.153 Mbps | 7.2/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G |
| 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 850/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 | 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 Flip (8230) | Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (MT11a) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QCIF (240x180) 15 fps | HD (1280x720) 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 | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| 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 Flip (8230) | Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (MT11a) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 0.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 640x480 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | VGA (640x480) |
| 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 Flip (8230) | Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (MT11a) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.264, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WMA, WAV, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (MT11a) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Micro HDMI Type D |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 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 Flip (8230) | Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (MT11a) | |
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (MT11a) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) BA700 |
| Battery capacity | 900 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3.5 hours | 7 hours |
| Standby | 216 hours (9 days) | 400 hours (16.7 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (MT11a) | |
| 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, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Red, Pink • Secondary external 65K TFT display 128x160 pixels • Half-QWERTY • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor • Java framework | • Colors: White, Blue Gradient, Silver, Red • 2GB microSD included • Open ES 1.1 • Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine • Video stabiliser • PlayNow • 3D sweep panorama photo • SE Timescape • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (MT11a) | |
| 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 |