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| Global Score | |
| 45.5 | 40 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | Blackberry |
| -- | BlackBerry 7.1 |
| -- | 2012-04-18 |
| 4.25 x 2.18 x 0.72 inches | 4.29 x 2.36 x 0.50 inches |
| 4.58 ounces | 3.60 ounces |
| 262 144 | -- |
| $ 60.00 | $ 60.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.8 inches | 2.4 inches |
| 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) | 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) |
| LCD | TFT |
| 143 pixels per inch | 167 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 8909 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A7, 32-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 304 GPU | GPU |
| 7.92 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 524,29 MB internal memory |
| microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 2.42 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 4.73 | 4.73 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G) | EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 4.8 | 2.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Battery | 1450mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 432 hours standby time 7 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The ZTE Cymbal LTE is much better than the BlackBerry Curve 9220, with a global score of 45.5 against 40. ZTE Cymbal LTE's design is a lot heavier and incredibly thicker than BlackBerry Curve 9220. ZTE Cymbal LTE has a bit better looking display than BlackBerry Curve 9220, because although it has a quite worse number of pixels per inch in the display, and they both have the same exact 240 x 320 resolution, the ZTE Cymbal LTE also counts with a larger display.
The ZTE Cymbal LTE features a way better processing power than BlackBerry Curve 9220, and although they both have 512 MB of RAM memory, the ZTE Cymbal LTE also has 3 more cores. ZTE Cymbal LTE features a much better memory to store more apps and games than BlackBerry Curve 9220, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 32 GB, the ZTE Cymbal LTE also has more internal memory.
The ZTE Cymbal LTE has a little better battery life than BlackBerry Curve 9220, because it has a 1500mAh battery capacity instead of 1450mAh. BlackBerry Curve 9220 features a camera that's very similar to the ZTE Cymbal LTE one, both of them have a same resolution back-facing camera.
ZTE Cymbal LTE and the BlackBerry Curve 9220 cost the same, which makes it an easy decision.
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