BlackBerry 7730 vs T-Mobile Dash

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

    Dash: 23 g lighter

    7730:
    142 g
    Dash:
    119 g
  • Width

    Dash: 14.5 mm narrower

    7730:
    77 mm
    Dash:
    62.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Dash: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

    7730:
    3 in
    Dash:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    Dash: 5.2 mm thinner

    7730:
    18 mm
    Dash:
    12.8 mm
  • Height

    Dash: 9.5 mm shorter

    7730:
    121 mm
    Dash:
    111.5 mm
  • Release year

    7730:
    2004
    Dash:
    2006

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 Dash
    Width:
    77 mm +14.5 mm versus Dash
    Depth:
    18 mm +5.2 mm versus Dash
  2. 2. Dash

    Height:
    111.5 mm
    Width:
    62.5 mm
    Depth:
    12.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. 7730

    142 g

    +23 g versus Dash

  2. 2. Dash

    119 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. Dash

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

7730 has approximately 62.8% more rectangular screen area than Dash.

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

Dash: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 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. Dash

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (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. Dash

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 7730, Dash.
Specification7730Dash
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 121 Х 77 Х 18 mm
  • 111.5 Х 62.5 Х 12.8 mm
Weight
  • 142 g
  • 119 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3" inch
  • 2.4" 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
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 960 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 850
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for 7730, Dash.
Specification7730Dash
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 29.0 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 1:1 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 31.2%
  • 25.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 113 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 7730, Dash.
Specification7730Dash
Rear camera, main
  • 0 MP,
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs Unknown
  • 1.3 MP
Video Unknown
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for 7730, Dash.
Specification7730Dash
Processor CPU Unknown
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
General specs
General specs — specifications for 7730, Dash.
Specification7730Dash
Release date
  • 2004
  • Q1
  • 2006
  • September
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 220 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 7730, Dash.
Specification7730Dash
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • Proprietary
  • 1.1
Bluetooth
  • No
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 7730, Dash.
Specification7730Dash
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • HTC JOGGR touch-sensitive navigation bar
Other features
Other features — specifications for 7730, Dash.
Specification7730Dash
Dop
  • Organizer
  • MP3/WAV player -Pocket Office -Organizer -Predictive text input