Sony Xperia XA2 Plus (64GB) vs BlackBerry Curve 8900
Side by side comparison between Sony Xperia XA2 Plus vs BlackBerry Curve 8900 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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6"
IPS
IPS
1080x2160
23
MP
MP
8mp
6GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
3580
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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2.4"
TFT
TFT
480x360
3.1
MP
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128MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1400
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Sony Xperia XA2 Plus (64GB)
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29 Advantages 
2 Advantages | 7 Common items in both devices |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| PDAF: phase detection autofocus / Autofocus |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| USB 2.0 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go / MicroUSB 2.0 |
| + specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Plus (64GB) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| Model | Xperia XA2 Plus (64GB) | Curve 8900 |
| Other model names | Sony Xperia XA2+ 6GB RAM | T-Mobile RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900, RIM Javelin |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) | feature not registered |
| Brand | Sony | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 8/1/2018 | 11/14/2008 |
| Depth | 9.6 millimeters (0.38 inches) | 13.5 millimeters (0.53 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 75 x 157 millimeters (2.95 x 6.18 in) | 60 x 109 millimeters (2.36 x 4.29 in) |
| Weight | 204 grams (7.14 ounces) | 110 grams (3.85 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Aluminum body, glass front | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Plus (64GB) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 6" inches | 2.4" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~78.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~27.3% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 1080x2160 pixels | 480x360 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 402 PPI | 250 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass 5 | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Plus (64GB) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| System version | Android 8.0 Oreo | BlackBerry OS 4.6 |
| Firmware update | Android 9.0 Pie | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Plus (64GB) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| Chipset | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14nm) | 32bit: Freescale MXC275-30 |
| CPU | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.2GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) 4x 1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 512MHz ARM1136JF-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 508 650Mhz | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Plus (64GB) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| RAM memory | 6GB LPDDR4 | 128MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 64GB (53GB available) | 256MB (119MB available) |
| External storage | Until 400GB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Plus (64GB) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 600/150 Mbps | 0.236 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G |
| 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 850/900/1900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat12 (Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28) TD-LTE (Bands 38, 39, 40, 41) | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A | CSD, GPRS, EDGE |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Plus (64GB) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 23 megapixels | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 5520x4144 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps | QCIF (240x180) |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | f/2.0 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | 24mm (lens) | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" inches | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus | Autofocus |
| 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 | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | HDR photo/video and HDR photo on front camera | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Plus (64GB) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 8 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Full HD (1920x1080) | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/2.4 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | 1/4" inches | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Plus (64GB) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| 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.265, H.264, H.263, DivX, XviD | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Plus (64GB) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| USB | USB 2.0 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 + A2DP/LE | 2.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS | Not supported |
| NFC | Supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Plus (64GB) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Hall effect Proximity sensor | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Plus (64GB) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 3580 mAh | 1400 mAh |
| Charger, watts | 18W Wired fast charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | feature not registered | 5.5 hours |
| Standby | feature not registered | 356 hours (14.8 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Plus (64GB) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-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 | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Silver, Black, Gold, Green • Aluminum frame • Exmor RS camera • Fast battery charging • Quick Charge 3.0 • Stereo Bluetooth headset SBH24 • 24-bit/192kHz audio • WiFi Miracast | • Colors: Black • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • UMA support • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Plus (64GB) | BlackBerry Curve 8900 | |
| 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 |