BlackBerry 7230 vs Icemobile Shine

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

    Shine: 10 g lighter

    7230:
    136 g
    Shine:
    126 g
  • Width

    Shine: 16 mm narrower

    7230:
    74 mm
    Shine:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    7230: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

    7230:
    2.6 in
    Shine:
    3.2 in
  • Depth

    Shine: 6.5 mm thinner

    7230:
    20 mm
    Shine:
    13.5 mm
  • Release year

    7230:
    2003
    Shine:
    2011

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. 7230

    Height:
    113 mm
    Width:
    74 mm +16 mm versus Shine
    Depth:
    20 mm +6.5 mm versus Shine
  2. 2. Shine

    Height:
    112 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    13.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. 7230

    136 g

    +10 g versus Shine

  2. 2. Shine

    126 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. 7230

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.1 cm²
  2. 2. Shine

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    30.5 cm²

Shine has approximately 51.5% more rectangular screen area than 7230.

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.

7230: Original memory entry

16 MB · 1 MB RAM

Shine: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 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. 7230

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
No

2. Shine

NFC:
See details Optional
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

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. 72302. Shine

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 7230, Shine.
Specification7230Shine
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 113 Х 74 Х 20 mm
  • 112 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
Weight
  • 136 g
  • 126 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.6" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 160 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 MB
  • 1 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
NFC Unknown
  • Optional
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for 7230, Shine.
Specification7230Shine
Touchscreen Unknown
  • touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 20.1 cm2
  • 30.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 24.1%
  • 46.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 111 PPI
  • 180 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 7230, Shine.
Specification7230Shine
Rear camera, main
  • 0 MP,
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs Unknown
  • 2 MP
Video Unknown
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
General specs
General specs — specifications for 7230, Shine.
Specification7230Shine
Release date
  • 2003
  • Q3
  • 2011
  • June
Colors Unknown
  • White
  • Black
  • Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 110 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 7230, Shine.
Specification7230Shine
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Up to 53.6 kbps
Edge
  • No
  • Up to 236.8 kbps
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • No
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 7230, Shine.
Specification7230Shine
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for 7230, Shine.
Specification7230Shine
Dop
  • Organizer
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - Organizer -Photo/video editor -Document viewer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input