Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 36.3 | 39.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Blackberry |
| -- | BlackBerry 5.0.x |
| 2008-08-21 | 0000-00-00 |
| 3.70 x 1.90 x 0.69 inches | 4.25 x 1.97 x 0.52 inches |
| 3.40 ounces | 3.28 ounces |
| -- | Black, Pink, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 269.00 | $ 150.00 |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 360 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 222 pixels per inch | 207 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 6.1 |
| processor | processor |
| -- | 256 MB RAM |
| GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU |
| 5.76 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 35,84 MB internal memory | -- |
| Memory Stick Micro (M2) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 0.4 | 1.32 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 3.20 MP |
| 4.73 | 5.06 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.9 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 950mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1150mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 9.5 hours talk time | 432 hours standby time 5 hours talk time |
| 2.48 | 2.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Light Sensor |
Comparison review
BlackBerry Pearl 3G is slightly better than Sony Ericsson TM506, with a 39.6 score against 36.3. The BlackBerry Pearl 3G body is just a little bit lighter and a lot thinner than the Sony Ericsson TM506. The BlackBerry Pearl 3G features a little faster CPU than Sony Ericsson TM506, and although they both have the same number of cores, the BlackBerry Pearl 3G also has a GPU.
The Sony Ericsson TM506 counts with a slightly better display than BlackBerry Pearl 3G, because although it has a way lower 320 x 240 resolution, it also counts with a just a little better quantity of pixels in each inch of screen. The BlackBerry Pearl 3G has a bit better camera than Sony Ericsson TM506, because it has a lot higher 3.2 MP resolution back camera.
The BlackBerry Pearl 3G has a superior storage for games and applications than Sony Ericsson TM506. BlackBerry Pearl 3G counts with superior battery performance than Sony Ericsson TM506, because it has a 1150mAh battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, BlackBerry Pearl 3G is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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