Sony Xperia Sola (MT27i) vs BlackBerry Curve 9310
Side by side comparison between Sony Xperia Sola vs BlackBerry Curve 9310 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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3.7"
LED
LED
480x854
5
MP
MP
512MB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
1320
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
vs
2.44"
TFT
TFT
320x240
3.1
MP
MP
512MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1450
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Sony Xperia Sola (MT27i)
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19 Advantages 
3 Advantages | 14 Common items in both devices |
| 512MB LPDDR2 / 512MB |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Compass |
| +7 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 | ||
| Sony Xperia Sola (MT27i) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
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| Model | Xperia Sola (MT27i) | Curve 9310 |
| Other model names | Sony Xperia sola MT27, Sony Pepper | RIM BlackBerry Curve 9310 Verizon CDMA |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | feature not registered |
| Brand | Sony | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 5/7/2012 | 7/12/2012 |
| Depth | 9.9 millimeters (0.39 inches) | 12.7 millimeters (0.5 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 59 x 116 millimeters (2.32 x 4.57 in) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) |
| Weight | 107 grams (3.75 ounces) | 104 grams (3.64 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Xperia Sola (MT27i) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| Display type | TFT LED-Backlit LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3.7" inches | 2.44" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~55.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~28.2% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x854 pixels | 320x240 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch 4-points | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 265 PPI | 164 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 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 Xperia Sola (MT27i) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| System version | Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread | BlackBerry OS 7.1 |
| Firmware update | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Xperia Sola (MT27i) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 (45nm) | feature not registered |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 800MHz |
| GPU graphical controller | ARM Mali-400 MP1 | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Xperia Sola (MT27i) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| RAM memory | 512MB LPDDR2 | 512MB |
| Internal storage | 8GB (5GB available) | 512MB (91MB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Xperia Sola (MT27i) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | Not supported |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 14.4/5.76 Mbps | 3.1 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| 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 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A |
| 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 Xperia Sola (MT27i) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | VGA (640x480) 15 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 | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Xperia Sola (MT27i) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| 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 Xperia Sola (MT27i) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV | MP4, AMR, 3GP, 3GPP, OGG |
| Audio formats | MP3, eAAC+, WMA, WAV | MP3, AAC, FLAC, WMA, WAV, M4A |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Xperia Sola (MT27i) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Xperia Sola (MT27i) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Xperia Sola (MT27i) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1320 mAh | 1450 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 8 hours |
| Standby | 475 hours (19.8 days) | 432 hours (18 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Xperia Sola (MT27i) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | feature not registered |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White, Red • Sony Floating Touch • Sony Reality Display • Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine • Sony xLOUD • 3D surround sound • Video stabiliser • 3D Sweep Panorama • NFC (Xperia Smart Tags) • WiFi hotspot Java framework | • Colors: Black • Optical trackpad • BBM |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Xperia Sola (MT27i) | BlackBerry Curve 9310 | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 1.25W/kg (head) | feature not registered |