BlackBerry 6720 vs BlackBerry 8830 World Edition

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

  8830 World Edition: 6 g lighter

  6720:

  138 g

  8830 World Edition:

  132 g

• Width

  8830 World Edition: 11 mm narrower

  6720:

  77 mm

  8830 World Edition:

  66 mm

• Screen diagonal

  8830 World Edition: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  6720:

  3 in

  8830 World Edition:

  2.5 in

• Depth

  8830 World Edition: 4 mm thinner

  6720:

  18 mm

  8830 World Edition:

  14 mm

• Height

  8830 World Edition: 7 mm shorter

  6720:

  121 mm

  8830 World Edition:

  114 mm

• Release year

  6720:

  2003

  8830 World Edition:

  2007

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. 6720

   Height:

   121 mm +7 mm versus 8830 World Edition

   Width:

   77 mm +11 mm versus 8830 World Edition

   Depth:

   18 mm +4 mm versus 8830 World Edition

2. 2. 8830 World Edition

   Height:

   114 mm

   Width:

   66 mm

   Depth:

   14 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. 6720

   Screen diagonal:

   3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   1:1

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   29 cm²

2. 2. 8830 World Edition

   Screen diagonal:

   2.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   19.4 cm²

6720 has approximately 50% more rectangular screen area than 8830 World Edition.

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.

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

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