Nokia Lumia 920 vs BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230)
Side by side comparison between Nokia Lumia 920 vs BlackBerry Pearl Flip phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Nokia Lumia 920
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31 Advantages 
3 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 |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Nokia Lumia 920 | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
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| Model | Lumia 920 | Pearl Flip (8230) |
| Other model names | Nokia Lumia 920T, Nokia Lumia 920 RM-821, RM-820, Nokia Phi | Verizon BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 CDMA, RIM Apex |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  USA |
| Brand | Nokia | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 11/1/2012 | 2/28/2009 |
| Depth | 10.7 millimeters (0.42 inches) | 17.5 millimeters (0.69 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 70.8 x 130.3 millimeters (2.79 x 5.13 in) | 50 x 101 millimeters (1.97 x 3.98 in) |
| Weight | 185 grams (6.48 ounces) | 102 grams (3.57 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia Lumia 920 | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 4.5" inches | 2.6" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~62.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~41.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 768x1280 pixels | 240x320 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 332 PPI | 154 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia Lumia 920 | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| System version | Windows Phone 8.0 Apollo | BlackBerry OS 4.6 |
| Firmware update | Windows Phone 8.0 GDR3 | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia Lumia 920 | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 | 32bit: Intel XScale PXA272 |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.5GHz Krait (Dual-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 312MHz XScale (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 225 | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia Lumia 920 | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| RAM memory | 1GB LPDDR2 | 128MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 32GB | 128MB (75MB available) |
| External storage | Not supported | Until 8GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia Lumia 920 | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) | Not supported |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 100/50 Mbps | 0.153 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | LTE RM-821: 800/900/1800/2100/2600 - RM-820: 700/1700/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 |
| 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 | ||
| Nokia Lumia 920 | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8.7 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 3552x2448 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | QCIF (240x180) 15 fps |
| Flash | Dual-LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | f/2.0 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | 1/3" inches | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia Lumia 920 | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 1.2 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 1280x960 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | HD (1280x720) | 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 | ||
| Nokia Lumia 920 | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, WMA | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia Lumia 920 | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.1 + A2DP | 2.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) | Not supported |
| DLNA | Supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS | Not supported |
| NFC | Supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia Lumia 920 | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor | Ambient light sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia Lumia 920 | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 2000 mAh | 900 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 10 hours | 3.5 hours |
| Standby | 400 hours (16.7 days) | 216 hours (9 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia Lumia 920 | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | WAP, HTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Yellow, Red, White, Gray • Nokia PureMotion HD+ display • Nokia PureView camera • Wireless charging • USB On-The-Go 1.3 • Video stabilization • HD Voice • 4G Mobile Hotspot | • Colors: Black, Red, Pink • Secondary external 65K TFT display 128x160 pixels • Half-QWERTY • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia Lumia 920 | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.08W/kg (head), 0.91W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.7W/kg (head) | feature not registered |