BlackBerry 8700c vs Sony Xperia ion HSPA

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  8700c: 10 g lighter

  8700c:

  134 g

  Xperia ion HSPA:

  144 g

• Width

  Xperia ion HSPA: 1.5 mm narrower

  8700c:

  69.5 mm

  Xperia ion HSPA:

  68 mm

• Screen diagonal

  8700c: 1.95 in smaller diagonal

  8700c:

  2.6 in

  Xperia ion HSPA:

  4.55 in

• Depth

  Xperia ion HSPA: 8.7 mm thinner

  8700c:

  19.5 mm

  Xperia ion HSPA:

  10.8 mm

• Height

  8700c: 23 mm shorter

  8700c:

  110 mm

  Xperia ion HSPA:

  133 mm

• Release year

  8700c:

  2004

  Xperia ion HSPA:

  2012

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. 8700c

   Height:

   110 mm

   Width:

   69.5 mm +1.5 mm versus Xperia ion HSPA

   Depth:

   19.5 mm +8.7 mm versus Xperia ion HSPA

2. 2. Xperia ion HSPA

   Height:

   133 mm +23 mm versus 8700c

   Width:

   68 mm

   Depth:

   10.8 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. 8700c

   Screen diagonal:

   2.6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   20.9 cm²

2. 2. Xperia ion HSPA

   Screen diagonal:

   4.55 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   57.1 cm²

Xperia ion HSPA has approximately 172.6% more rectangular screen area than 8700c.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.