BlackBerry Curve 9220

DESIGN

• Device type:
  • Smart phone
• OS:
  • BlackBerry OS (7.1)
• Dimensions:
  • 4.29 x 2.36 x 0.50 (109 x 60 x 13 mm)
• Weight:
  • 3.60 oz (102 g)
    the average is 4.1 oz (116 g)

DISPLAY

• Physical size:
  • 2.44 inches
• Resolution:
  • 320 x 240 pixels
• Pixel density:
  • 164 ppi
• Technology:
  • TFT
• Features:
  • Light sensor

BATTERY

• Talk time:
  • 7.00 hours
    the average is 8 h (486 min)
• Stand-by time:
  • 18.0 days (432 hours)
    the average is 20 days (468 h)
• Capacity:
  • 1450 mAh

HARDWARE

• Processor:
  • Single core
• System memory:
  • 512 MB RAM
• Built-in storage:
  • 0.512 GB
• Storage expansion:
  • microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB

CAMERA

• Camera:
  • • 2 megapixels
  • Features:
    • Digital zoom
• Camcorder:
  • • Yes

MULTIMEDIA

• Music player:
  • Filter by:
    • Album, Artist, Playlists
  • Features:
    • Album art cover, Background playback
• Radio:
  • • FM, Stereo, RDS
• Speakers:
  • Earpiece, Loudspeaker

INTERNET BROWSING

• Browser:
  • • BlackBerry Browser
  • Supports:
    • HTML
• Built-in online services support:
  • Facebook, Twitter

TECHNOLOGY

• GSM:
  • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• Data:
  • EDGE, GPRS
• Positioning:
  • GPS

PHONE FEATURES

• Phonebook:
  • Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
• Organizer:
  • Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, Calculator
• Messaging:
  • SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
• E-mail:
  • • Yes

CONNECTIVITY

• Bluetooth:
  • • 2.1, EDR
• Wi-Fi:
  • • 802.11 b, g, n
• USB:
  • • USB 2.0
  • Connector:
    • microUSB
  • Features:
    • USB charging
• Other:
  • Computer sync, OTA sync

OTHER FEATURES

• Notifications:
  • Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
• • Voice recording

AVAILABILITY

• Officially announced:
  • 18 Apr 2012

Pros

No pros

Cons

• Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE, GPRS)
• Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi(164 ppi)
• Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
• The camera lacks autofocus
• The camera lacks flash
• No front-facing camera

Description

RIM BlackBerry Curve 9220 is a candybar phone with a 2.44 inch display with resolution of 320x240, Wi-Fi, 512MB of RAM, Bluetooth and runs the latest version of the OS. BlackBerry 7.1 OS includes RIM's second generation WebKit browser that eats up JavaScript and renders pages 40% faster than the browser on BlackBerry 6 OS.