BlackBerry Curve 9220 vs Orange Hiro

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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

    Hiro: 6 g lighter

    Curve 9220:
    102 g
    Hiro:
    96 g
  • Width

    Curve 9220: 2 mm narrower

    Curve 9220:
    60 mm
    Hiro:
    62 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Curve 9220: 1.86 in smaller diagonal

    Curve 9220:
    2.44 in
    Hiro:
    4.3 in
  • Depth

    Hiro: 4.7 mm thinner

    Curve 9220:
    12.7 mm
    Hiro:
    8 mm
  • Height

    Curve 9220: 18.1 mm shorter

    Curve 9220:
    109 mm
    Hiro:
    127.1 mm
  • Release year

    Curve 9220:
    2012
    Hiro:
    2013

Physical size

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. Curve 9220

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    60 mm
    Depth:
    12.7 mm +4.7 mm versus Hiro
  2. 2. Hiro

    Height:
    127.1 mm +18.1 mm versus Curve 9220
    Width:
    62 mm +2 mm versus Curve 9220
    Depth:
    8 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Curve 9220

    102 g

    +6 g versus Hiro

  2. 2. Hiro

    96 g

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. Curve 9220

    Screen diagonal:
    2.44 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    18.4 cm²
  2. 2. Hiro

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    51 cm²

Hiro has approximately 176.5% more rectangular screen area than Curve 9220.

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.

Curve 9220: Original memory entry

512 MB ROM · 512 MB RAM

Hiro: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

Practical features

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

1. Curve 9220

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Hiro

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Curve 9220

    1450 mAh

  2. 2. Hiro

    1700 mAh

    +250 mAh versus Curve 9220

Specifications

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1. Curve 92202. Hiro

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Curve 9220, Hiro.
SpecificationCurve 9220Hiro
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 12.7 mm
  • 127.1 Х 62 Х 8 mm
Weight
  • 102 g
  • 96 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.44" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB ROM
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1450 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS 7.1
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Curve 9220, Hiro.
SpecificationCurve 9220Hiro
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 18.4 cm2
  • 51.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.2%
  • 64.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 164 PPI
  • 228 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Curve 9220, Hiro.
SpecificationCurve 9220Hiro
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Curve 9220, Hiro.
SpecificationCurve 9220Hiro
Processor CPU Unknown
  • Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-400
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 317
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 569
General specs
General specs — specifications for Curve 9220, Hiro.
SpecificationCurve 9220Hiro
Release date
  • 2012
  • April
  • 2013
  • Q3
Colors
  • Black
  • Fuchsia Pink
  • Pure White
  • Teal Blue
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 80 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 432 h Talking time- Up to 7 h Music play - Up to 28 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Curve 9220, Hiro.
SpecificationCurve 9220Hiro
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Yes
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • Yes
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.31 W/kg (head) 0.61 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.61 W/kg (head) 1.01 W/kg (body)
  • SAR EU - 1.29 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Curve 9220, Hiro.
SpecificationCurve 9220Hiro
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Curve 9220, Hiro.
SpecificationCurve 9220Hiro
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Optical trackpad
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity