BlackBerry 8830 World Edition vs Plum Phantom

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

  8830 World Edition: 6 g lighter

  8830 World Edition:

  132 g

  Phantom:

  138 g

• Width

  8830 World Edition: 18.2 mm narrower

  8830 World Edition:

  66 mm

  Phantom:

  84.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  8830 World Edition: 3.5 in smaller diagonal

  8830 World Edition:

  2.5 in

  Phantom:

  6 in

• Chipset

  8830 World Edition:

  Qualcomm MSM6550

  Phantom:

  Mediatek MT6580A (28 nm)

• Depth

  Phantom: 5.2 mm thinner

  8830 World Edition:

  14 mm

  Phantom:

  8.8 mm

• Height

  8830 World Edition: 51.5 mm shorter

  8830 World Edition:

  114 mm

  Phantom:

  165.5 mm

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. 8830 World Edition

   Height:

   114 mm

   Width:

   66 mm

   Depth:

   14 mm +5.2 mm versus Phantom

2. 2. Phantom

   Height:

   165.5 mm +51.5 mm versus 8830 World Edition

   Width:

   84.2 mm +18.2 mm versus 8830 World Edition

   Depth:

   8.8 mm

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. 8830 World Edition

   Screen diagonal:

   2.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   19.4 cm²

2. 2. Phantom

   Screen diagonal:

   6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   99.2 cm²

Phantom has approximately 412.8% more rectangular screen area than 8830 World Edition.

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.

Practical features

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Battery capacity

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