BlackBerry 7730 vs Icemobile Crystal

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.

  • Width

    Crystal: 20.8 mm narrower

    7730:
    77 mm
    Crystal:
    56.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    7730: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    7730:
    3 in
    Crystal:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Crystal: 4.9 mm thinner

    7730:
    18 mm
    Crystal:
    13.1 mm
  • Height

    Crystal: 9.5 mm shorter

    7730:
    121 mm
    Crystal:
    111.5 mm
  • Release year

    7730:
    2004
    Crystal:
    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. 7730

    Height:
    121 mm +9.5 mm versus Crystal
    Width:
    77 mm +20.8 mm versus Crystal
    Depth:
    18 mm +4.9 mm versus Crystal
    Weight:
    142 g
  2. 2. Crystal

    Height:
    111.5 mm
    Width:
    56.2 mm
    Depth:
    13.1 mm
    Weight:
    Unknown

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. 7730

    Screen diagonal:
    3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    29 cm²
  2. 2. Crystal

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²

Crystal has approximately 20.1% more rectangular screen area than 7730.

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.

7730: Original memory entry

16 MB · 2 MB RAM

Crystal: Original memory entry

512 MB + 256 MB

Practical features

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

1. 7730

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

2. Crystal

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 2 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. 77302. Crystal

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 7730, Crystal.
Specification7730Crystal
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 121 Х 77 Х 18 mm
  • 111.5 Х 56.2 Х 13.1 mm
Weight
  • 142 g
  • 0 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 240 px
  • 240 x 400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 MB
  • 2 MB RAM
  • 512 MB + 256 MB
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6516
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for 7730, Crystal.
Specification7730Crystal
Touchscreen Unknown
  • touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 29.0 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 31.2%
  • 55.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 113 PPI
  • 133 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 7730, Crystal.
Specification7730Crystal
Rear camera, main
  • 0 MP,
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs Unknown
  • 1.3 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video Unknown
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance — specifications for 7730, Crystal.
Specification7730Crystal
Processor CPU Unknown
  • 416 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for 7730, Crystal.
Specification7730Crystal
Release date
  • 2004
  • Q1
  • 2011
  • February
Colors Unknown
  • Black
  • White
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 180 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 7730, Crystal.
Specification7730Crystal
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • No
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • No
  • Yes
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 7730, Crystal.
Specification7730Crystal
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for 7730, Crystal.
Specification7730Crystal
Dop
  • Organizer
  • Sensors Accelerometer TV app -Organizer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input Trackball -Flashlight