BlackBerry Pearl 8100 vs Sony Ericsson P990

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

    Pearl 8100: 60.5 g lighter

    Pearl 8100:
    89.5 g
    P990:
    150 g
  • Width

    Pearl 8100: 7 mm narrower

    Pearl 8100:
    50 mm
    P990:
    57 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pearl 8100: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Pearl 8100:
    2.2 in
    P990:
    2.7 in
  • Depth

    Pearl 8100: 11.5 mm thinner

    Pearl 8100:
    14.5 mm
    P990:
    26 mm
  • Height

    Pearl 8100: 7 mm shorter

    Pearl 8100:
    107 mm
    P990:
    114 mm
  • Release year

    Pearl 8100:
    2006
    P990:
    2005

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. Pearl 8100

    Height:
    107 mm
    Width:
    50 mm
    Depth:
    14.5 mm
  2. 2. P990

    Height:
    114 mm +7 mm versus Pearl 8100
    Width:
    57 mm +7 mm versus Pearl 8100
    Depth:
    26 mm +11.5 mm versus Pearl 8100

Weight

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

  1. 1. Pearl 8100

    89.5 g

  2. 2. P990

    150 g

    +60.5 g versus Pearl 8100

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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. Pearl 8100

    Pearl 8100: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

  2. 2. P990

    Screen diagonal:
    2.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    22.6 cm²

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.

Pearl 8100: Original memory entry

64 MB

P990: Original memory entry

64 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. Pearl 8100

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. P990

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details Memory Stick Duo Pro · 64 MB included

Battery capacity

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

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Pearl 81002. P990

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Pearl 8100, P990.
SpecificationPearl 8100P990
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107 Х 50 Х 14.5 mm
  • 114 Х 57 Х 26 mm
Weight
  • 89.5 g
  • 150 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.2" inch
  • 2.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 260 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • Memory Stick Duo Pro
  • 64 MB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 900 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Symbian 9.1
  • UIQ 3.0
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Pearl 8100, P990.
SpecificationPearl 8100P990
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 15.6 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format Unknown
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 29.1%
  • 34.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 0 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Pearl 8100, P990.
SpecificationPearl 8100P990
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 2 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • No
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Pearl 8100, P990.
SpecificationPearl 8100P990
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Pearl 8100, P990.
SpecificationPearl 8100P990
Release date
  • 2006
  • September
  • 2005
  • Q4
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
  • Premium Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 200 EUR
  • 220 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 360 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 30 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Pearl 8100, P990.
SpecificationPearl 8100P990
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • Proprietary
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Pearl 8100, P990.
SpecificationPearl 8100P990
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Wallpapers
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Pearl 8100, P990.
SpecificationPearl 8100P990
Dop
  • Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Media player -SureType keyboard software -Organizer
  • Infrared port - MP3/MP4 player -Predictive text input -SyncML -Organizer -Voice command -Voice memo - P990i UMTS 900/1800/1900 MHzP990c UMTS 900/1800/1900 MHz for China Mainland