Screen size
8830 World Edition2.5"
9720Winner: 2.8"+11%
Quick verdict
9720 leads the measured specs 11-0.
Measured wins
8830 World Edition
0
spec wins
Ties
2
equal specs
9720
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
8830 World Edition
GSM
9720
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
8830 World Edition
GSM 900 / 1800 / CDMA2000 1x EV-DO
9720
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
8830 World Edition
Yes
9720
-
EDGE
8830 World Edition
Yes
9720
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
-
3G bands
8830 World Edition
-
9720
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Speed
8830 World Edition
-
9720
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Announced
8830 World Edition
2007, April
9720
2013, August. Released 2013, August
Status
8830 World Edition
Discontinued
9720
Discontinued
Dimensions
8830 World Edition
114 x 66 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.55 in)
9720
114 x 66 x 12 mm (4.49 x 2.60 x 0.47 in)
Weight
8830 World Edition
132 g (4.66 oz)
9720
120 g (4.23 oz)
Keyboard
8830 World Edition
QWERTY
9720
QWERTY
SIM
8830 World Edition
Mini-SIM
9720
Mini-SIM
Other
8830 World Edition
Trackball
9720
Optical trackpad
Type
8830 World Edition
TFT, 65K colors
9720
IPS LCD
Size
8830 World Edition
2.5 inches, 19.4 cm2 (~25.7% screen-to-body ratio)
9720
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~32.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
8830 World Edition
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)
9720
480 x 360 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~214 ppi density)
OS
8830 World Edition
BlackBerry OS
9720
BlackBerry OS 7.1
Chipset
8830 World Edition
Qualcomm MSM6550
9720
-
CPU
8830 World Edition
-
9720
806 MHz Tavor MG1
Card slot
8830 World Edition
microSD (dedicated slot)
9720
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
8830 World Edition
64MB 16MB RAM
9720
512MB ROM, 512MB RAM
Other
8830 World Edition
No
9720
-
Loudspeaker
8830 World Edition
Yes
9720
Yes
Alert types
8830 World Edition
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
9720
-
3.5mm jack
8830 World Edition
No
9720
Yes
WLAN
8830 World Edition
No
9720
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth
8830 World Edition
2.0
9720
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning
8830 World Edition
GPS
9720
GPS
Radio
8830 World Edition
No
9720
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
8830 World Edition
miniUSB
9720
microUSB 2.0
NFC
8830 World Edition
-
9720
No
Sensors
8830 World Edition
9720
Accelerometer, proximity
Browser
8830 World Edition
HTML
9720
-
Other
8830 World Edition
BlackBerry maps Media player Organizer Organizer Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Voice dial
9720
BBM key MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Type
8830 World Edition
Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
9720
Li-Ion 1450 mAh, removable
Stand-by
8830 World Edition
-
9720
Up to 432 h
Talk time
8830 World Edition
-
9720
Up to 7 h
Music play
8830 World Edition
-
9720
Up to 30 h
Colors
8830 World Edition
Black
9720
Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink
SAR EU
8830 World Edition
0.86 W/kg (head) 0.51 W/kg (body)
9720
1.10 W/kg (head)
Price
8830 World Edition
About 100 EUR
9720
About 130 EUR
Single
8830 World Edition
-
9720
5 MP
Features
8830 World Edition
-
9720
LED flash
Video
8830 World Edition
-
9720
480p@30fps
Other
8830 World Edition
-
9720
No