BlackBerry Style 9670 vs Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry Style 9670 vs Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i)
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3 Advantages 
16 Advantages | 14 Common items in both devices |
| 256MB SDRAM |
| Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC |
| TFT LCD |
| (back) 5MP |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| +7 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry Style 9670 | Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | |
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| Model | Style 9670 | Vivaz Pro (U8i) |
| Other model names | Sprint RIM BlackBerry Style 9670, RIM Oxford | Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro U8, SE Kanna |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Sony Ericsson |
| Release date | 10/31/2010 | 5/1/2010 |
| Depth | 18.5 millimeters (0.73 inches) | 15 millimeters (0.59 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60 x 96 millimeters (2.36 x 3.78 in) | 52 x 109 millimeters (2.05 x 4.29 in) |
| Weight | 131 grams (4.59 ounces) | 117 grams (4.1 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry Style 9670 | Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.7" inches | 3.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~40.6% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~49.8% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 360x400 pixels | 360x640 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Resistive Single touch 1-point |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 199 PPI | 229 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 Style 9670 | Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 6.0 | Symbian 9.4 S60 5th Edition Symbian^1 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry Style 9670 | Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | |
| Chipset | feature not registered | 32bit |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 720MHz ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | PowerVR SGX530 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry Style 9670 | Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | |
| RAM memory | 256MB SDRAM | 256MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 512MB | 512MB (75MB available) |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry Style 9670 | Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | |
| 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 | 3.1 Mbps | 7.2/2 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 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 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | UMTS 900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A | 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 Style 9670 | Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) | HD (1280x720) 24 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 | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Not 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 Style 9670 | Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | |
| 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 Style 9670 | Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Radio | Not supported | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, WMV, 3GP, RV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WMA, WAV, RA, AAC, M4A |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry Style 9670 | Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Proprietary TV-out |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry Style 9670 | Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry Style 9670 | Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) EP500 |
| Battery capacity | 1150 mAh | 1200 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 4.5 hours | 5.2 hours |
| Standby | 264 hours (11 days) | 440 hours (18.3 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry Style 9670 | Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice recorder |
| 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 | HTML, XHTML | feature not registered |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Retractable QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Steel Grey, Royal Purple • 8GB microSD included • External QVGA display 2.5'' 240x320 pixels • Touch-sensitive optical trackpad • BlackBerry maps • HAC (M4/T4) • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor | • Colors: Black, White • 8GB microSD included • 3D stereo sound • Continuous autofocus • Touch capture • WisePilot navigation Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry Style 9670 | Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i) | |
| 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 |