Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) vs BlackBerry Storm (9500)
Side by side comparison between Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro vs BlackBerry Storm phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a)
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12 Advantages 
7 Advantages | 18 Common items in both devices |
| Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC |
| TFT LCD |
| 65 thousand |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| 3G HSUPA |
| +11 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | BlackBerry Storm (9500) | |
| Model | Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | Storm (9500) |
| Other model names | Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro U20, SE Mimmi | Vodafone RIM BlackBerry Storm 9500, RIM Thunder |
| Country or region available |    (Latin America), Canada, USA | feature not registered |
| Brand | Sony Ericsson | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 6/29/2010 | 11/14/2008 |
| Depth | 17 millimeters (0.67 inches) | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 52 x 90 millimeters (2.05 x 3.54 in) | 62.2 x 112.5 millimeters (2.45 x 4.43 in) |
| Weight | 120 grams (4.2 ounces) | 155 grams (5.43 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | BlackBerry Storm (9500) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.55" inches | 3.25" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~43% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~46.7% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x320 pixels | 360x480 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Single touch 1-point |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 157 PPI | 185 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | BlackBerry Storm (9500) | |
| System version | Android 1.6 Donut | BlackBerry OS 4.7 |
| Firmware update | Android 2.1 Eclair | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | BlackBerry Storm (9500) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM7600 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 600MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 528MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 200 | Qualcomm Adreno 130 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | BlackBerry Storm (9500) | |
| RAM memory | 256MB | 128MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 256MB (128MB available) | 1GB |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | BlackBerry Storm (9500) | |
| 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 | 7.2/2 Mbps | 7.2 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1900/2100 | UMTS 2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | 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 | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | BlackBerry Storm (9500) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 30 fps | HVGA (480x320) 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 | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | BlackBerry Storm (9500) | |
| 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 | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | BlackBerry Storm (9500) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | BlackBerry Storm (9500) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 2.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | Not supported |
| DLNA | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | BlackBerry Storm (9500) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | BlackBerry Storm (9500) | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 930 mAh | 1400 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3.5 hours | 5.5 hours |
| Standby | 360 hours (15 days) | 360 hours (15 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | BlackBerry Storm (9500) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML | HTML, XHTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Retractable QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Red, Pink • 2GB microSD included • SE UX platform • SE Timescape • SE PlayNow • Java framework | • Colors: Black • 8GB microSD included • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro (U20a) | BlackBerry Storm (9500) | |
| 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 |