Comparison of BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 and Motorola RIZR Z8 smartphones based on their characteristics

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220

Motorola RIZR Z8

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

BlackBerry

Motorola

Phone model

Pearl Flip 8220

RIZR Z8

Year of release

2008

2007

Appearance

Case type

Folding

Slider

Body length

101 mm

109 mm

Body width

50 mm

50 mm

Body thickness

17.5 mm

15 mm

Weight

102 g

110 g

Volume

88.38 cm³

81.75 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Intel XScale PXA272

• TI OMAP 2420

CPU clock speed

312 MHz

300 MHz

Number of processor cores

1

1

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• PowerVR MBX

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

64 MB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 128 MB

• 90 MB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

16 GB

4 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Operating system

Operating system

Symbian OS 9.2

Battery

Battery capacity

900

1030

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

2 h

Call duration in GSM networks

4 h

5 h

Standby time in GSM networks

336 h

384 h

Duration of listening to music

12 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

2.6 in

2.2 in

Screen resolution

320 x 240 pixels

320 x 240 pixels

Pixel density

154 ppi

182 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

TFT

Color depth

16 bit

24 bit

Aspect ratio

1.333

1.333

Second screen

Built-in second screen

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

2 Mp

2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1600 x 1200 pixels

1600 x 1200 pixels

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

5 X

8 X

Shooting settings

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

320 x 240 pixels

Movie speed

15 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Autodial

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

2.5G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Mini USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.0 + EDR

2.0 + EDR

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• DUNP
• GAP
• GOEP
• OPP
• SPP
• HFP
• HSP
• SP
• BIP
• FTP
• HIDP

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Mini USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Images

Installed image editor

Geo tags

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MP4
• 3GPP

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR-NB
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA

• AAC
• AMR
• MIDI
• MP3
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Number of polyphony voices

64

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Control elements

Standard keypad

QWERTY keyboard

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Synchronization with services

• MS Outlook

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Installed games

Installed games

• Vibe

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

EMS support

MMS support

VMS support

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.66 W/kg

1.13 W/kg