BlackBerry 7730 vs O2 XDA Guide

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

    XDA Guide: 40 g lighter

    7730:
    142 g
    XDA Guide:
    102 g
  • Width

    XDA Guide: 23.5 mm narrower

    7730:
    77 mm
    XDA Guide:
    53.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Guide: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    7730:
    3 in
    XDA Guide:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    XDA Guide: 3.5 mm thinner

    7730:
    18 mm
    XDA Guide:
    14.5 mm
  • Height

    XDA Guide: 19 mm shorter

    7730:
    121 mm
    XDA Guide:
    102 mm
  • Release year

    7730:
    2004
    XDA Guide:
    2008

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 +19 mm versus XDA Guide
    Width:
    77 mm +23.5 mm versus XDA Guide
    Depth:
    18 mm +3.5 mm versus XDA Guide
  2. 2. XDA Guide

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    53.5 mm
    Depth:
    14.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. 7730

    142 g

    +40 g versus XDA Guide

  2. 2. XDA Guide

    102 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. 7730

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

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

7730 has approximately 19.6% more rectangular screen area than XDA Guide.

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

XDA Guide: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 512 MB ROM

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. XDA Guide

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot) · 1 GB 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. 77302. XDA Guide

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 7730, XDA Guide.
Specification7730XDA Guide
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 121 Х 77 Х 18 mm
  • 102 Х 53.5 Х 14.5 mm
Weight
  • 142 g
  • 102 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 240 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 MB
  • 2 MB RAM
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • 1 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1110 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for 7730, XDA Guide.
Specification7730XDA Guide
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 29.0 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 31.2%
  • 44.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 113 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 7730, XDA Guide.
Specification7730XDA Guide
Rear camera, main
  • 0 MP,
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs Unknown
  • 3.15 MP
Video Unknown
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for 7730, XDA Guide.
Specification7730XDA Guide
Processor CPU Unknown
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • No
General specs
General specs — specifications for 7730, XDA Guide.
Specification7730XDA Guide
Release date
  • 2004
  • Q1
  • 2008
  • December
Colors Unknown
  • Grey
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 7730, XDA Guide.
Specification7730XDA Guide
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; TomTom NAVIGATOR 7
USB
  • Proprietary
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • No
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 7730, XDA Guide.
Specification7730XDA Guide
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features — specifications for 7730, XDA Guide.
Specification7730XDA Guide
Dop
  • Organizer
  • HTC Footprints -Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -3GP/MP4/WMV/AVI player -Predictive text input