BlackBerry Storm 9500 vs BlackBerry Pearl 8120 Comparison and Differences
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BlackBerry Storm 9500
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BlackBerry Storm 9500 or BlackBerry Pearl 8120 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | BlackBerry Storm 9500 | BlackBerry Pearl 8120 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2008, September | 2007, October | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 112.5 x 62.2 x 14 mm | 4.43 x 4.43 x 2.45 in | 107 x 50 x 14 mm | 4.21 x 4.21 x 1.97 in | |
| Weight | 155 g | 5.47 oz | 91 g | 3.21 oz | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black | Titanium, Blue, Sunset | |
| Battery | 1400 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | 900 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 360 h Talking time - Up to 5 h 30 min |
Stand by time - Up to 360 h Talking time - Up to 4 h |
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| Keyboard | Half-QWERTY | ||
| Approximate price | 80 EUR | 90 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | TFT | ||
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | ||
| Display colors | 65K | 65K | |
| Screen size | 3.25" in | 2.2" in | |
| Screen area | 32.7 cm2 | 15.6 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 4:3 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 46.7% | 29.1% | |
| Screen resolution | 360 x 480 px | 240 x 260 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 185 PPI | 0 PPI | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 3.15 MP, Single | 2 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -3.15 MP, AF | -2 MP | |
| Functions | LED flash | LED flash | |
| Video | 320p | Yes | |
| Front camera, selfie | 0 MP, | 0 MP, | |
| Specifications |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | BlackBerry OS | BlackBerry OS | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm MSM7600 | ||
| CPU | - 528 MHz ARM 11 | - 32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz | |
| GPU | Adreno 130 | ||
| External memory | microSD, up to 16 GB (dedicated slot), 8 GB included | microSD, up to 4 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 1 GB, 128 MB RAM, 192 MB ROM | 32 MB RAM, 64 MB ROM |
Benchmark
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Mini-SIM | Mini-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA | GSM | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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| Speed | HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps | ||
| GPRS | Class 10 | Class 10 | |
| Edge | Class 10 | Class 10 | |
| Wi-Fi | No | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS | No | |
| NFC | |||
| USB | microUSB 2.0 | miniUSB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 2.0, A2DP | 2.0 | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.57 W/kg (head) 0.50 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.47 W/kg (head) 0.27 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 1.48 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.26 W/kg (head) 1.01 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
Other features
| Sensors | - Accelerometer | ||
| Other extras |
- BlackBerry maps -Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) -MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Organizer -Voice dial/memo |
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial |
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