BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) vs Sony Xperia XA Ultra (F3211)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Pearl Flip vs Sony Xperia XA Ultra phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Sony Xperia XA Ultra (F3211)
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2 Advantages 
31 Advantages | 6 Common items in both devices |
| Only digital zoom |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| MicroUSB 2.0 |
| + specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Xperia XA Ultra (F3211) | |
| Model | Pearl Flip (8230) | Xperia XA Ultra (F3211) |
| Other model names | Verizon BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 CDMA, RIM Apex | Sony Xperia XA Ultra Single-Sim F3211, Sony Ukulele SS |
| Country or region available |  USA |  (Europe) |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Sony |
| Release date | 2/28/2009 | 7/24/2016 |
| Depth | 17.5 millimeters (0.69 inches) | 8.4 millimeters (0.33 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 50 x 101 millimeters (1.97 x 3.98 in) | 79 x 164 millimeters (3.11 x 6.46 in) |
| Weight | 102 grams (3.57 ounces) | 202 grams (7.07 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Xperia XA Ultra (F3211) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 2.6" inches | 6" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~41.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~76.6% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x320 pixels | 1080x1920 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch 4-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 154 PPI | 367 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 Xperia XA Ultra (F3211) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.6 | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Xperia XA Ultra (F3211) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Intel XScale PXA272 | 64bit: MediaTek MT6755 Helio P10 (28nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 312MHz XScale (Single-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) 4x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | ARM Mali-T860 MP2 700Mhz |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Xperia XA Ultra (F3211) | |
| RAM memory | 128MB SDRAM | 3GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 128MB (75MB available) | 16GB (8.2GB available) |
| External storage | Until 8GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 256GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Xperia XA Ultra (F3211) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | Not supported | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.153 Mbps | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| 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 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat4 800/850/900/1800/1900/2100/2600 (Bands 1,2,3,5,7,8,20) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| 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 Xperia XA Ultra (F3211) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 21.5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 5352x4016 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QCIF (240x180) 15 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash on both cameras |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.4" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| 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 | Only digital 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 Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Xperia XA Ultra (F3211) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 16 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 5312x2988 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | LED |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.6" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Xperia XA Ultra (F3211) | |
| 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.265, H.264, H.263, XviD |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Xperia XA Ultra (F3211) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 4.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Xperia XA Ultra (F3211) | |
| Sensors | Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Xperia XA Ultra (F3211) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 900 mAh | 2700 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3.5 hours | 12 hours |
| Standby | 216 hours (9 days) | 708 hours (29.5 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Xperia XA Ultra (F3211) | |
| 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 | 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, Black, Lime Gold • USB OTG On-The-Go • Exmor RS IMX-230 main camera • Exmor RS IMX-234 front camera • Tela BRAVIA engine 2 • Clear Audio+ • PS4 integration |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | Sony Xperia XA Ultra (F3211) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.27W/kg (head), 0.37W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.72W/kg (head), 0.43W/kg (body) |