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| Global Score | |
| 46.9 | 51.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Sony |
| BlackBerry 7.1 | Android 2.3.7 |
| -- | 2012-05-30 |
| 4.48 x 2.60 x 0.47 inches | 4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.23 ounces | 3.88 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, Purple and White | Black, White and Yellow |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 315.00 | $ 210.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.8 inches | 3.5 inches |
| 480 x 360 pixels | 320 x 480 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 214 pixels per inch | 165 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 chipset |
| Tavor MG1 (Single-Core 806 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | ARM Mali-400 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 7.11 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 524,29 MB internal memory | -- |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 2.42 | 1.32 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1450mAh Battery | 1305mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 432 hours standby time 7 hours talk time | 520 hours standby time 6.5 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 3.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia go is slightly better than the BlackBerry 9720, with a general score of 51.6 against 46.9. The Sony Xperia go is a somewhat thinner and a little bit lighter cellphone than the BlackBerry 9720. Sony Xperia go comes with Android 2.3.7 OS, while BlackBerry 9720 comes with BlackBerry 7.1 OS.
Sony Xperia go features a superior hardware performance than BlackBerry 9720, and although they both have 512 MB of RAM, the Sony Xperia go also has a higher number of cores and an additional graphics co-processor. Xperia go counts with a bit more vivid screen than BlackBerry 9720, because although it has a quite worse pixels density and a quite lower resolution of 480 x 320, it also counts with a larger screen.
BlackBerry 9720 features a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than Xperia go. Both of them have an external memory slot that admits up to 32 GB. The Sony Xperia go features a slightly better camera than BlackBerry 9720. Both of them have a same resolution camera in the back. The BlackBerry 9720 counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Sony Xperia go, because it has 1450mAh of battery capacity instead of 1305mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, Sony Xperia go is also very cheap compared to the other phones, making this phone a great choice.
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