BlackBerry 8707v 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: 13.3 mm narrower

    8707v:
    69.5 mm
    Crystal:
    56.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    8707v: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

    8707v:
    2.6 in
    Crystal:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Crystal: 6.4 mm thinner

    8707v:
    19.5 mm
    Crystal:
    13.1 mm
  • Release year

    8707v:
    2006
    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. 8707v

    Height:
    110 mm
    Width:
    69.5 mm +13.3 mm versus Crystal
    Depth:
    19.5 mm +6.4 mm versus Crystal
    Weight:
    139 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. 8707v

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.9 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 66.6% more rectangular screen area than 8707v.

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.

8707v: Original memory entry

64 MB · 16 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. 8707v

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.

Recorded battery capacity

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

  1. 1. 8707v

    1500 mAh

    +450 mAh versus Crystal

  2. 2. Crystal

    1050 mAh

Specifications

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1. 8707v2. Crystal

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 8707v, Crystal.
Specification8707vCrystal
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 69.5 Х 19.5 mm
  • 111.5 Х 56.2 Х 13.1 mm
Weight
  • 139 g
  • 0 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.6" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 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.
  • 64 MB
  • 16 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.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 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 8707v, Crystal.
Specification8707vCrystal
Touchscreen Unknown
  • touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 20.9 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 27.4%
  • 55.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 154 PPI
  • 133 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 8707v, Crystal.
Specification8707vCrystal
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 8707v, Crystal.
Specification8707vCrystal
Processor CPU
  • Intel PXA901 312 MHz
  • 416 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for 8707v, Crystal.
Specification8707vCrystal
Release date
  • 2006
  • May
  • 2011
  • February
Colors
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 180 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 8707v, Crystal.
Specification8707vCrystal
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • Yes
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 8707v, Crystal.
Specification8707vCrystal
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for 8707v, Crystal.
Specification8707vCrystal
Dop
  • Organizer -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF)
  • Sensors Accelerometer TV app -Organizer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input Trackball -Flashlight