BlackBerry 8830 World Edition vs T-Mobile Dash

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: 13 g lighter

  8830 World Edition:

  132 g

  Dash:

  119 g

• Width

  Dash: 3.5 mm narrower

  8830 World Edition:

  66 mm

  Dash:

  62.5 mm

• Chipset

  8830 World Edition:

  Qualcomm MSM6550

  Dash:

  TI OMAP 850

• Depth

  Dash: 1.2 mm thinner

  8830 World Edition:

  14 mm

  Dash:

  12.8 mm

• Height

  Dash: 2.5 mm shorter

  8830 World Edition:

  114 mm

  Dash:

  111.5 mm

• Release year

  8830 World Edition:

  2007

  Dash:

  2006

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 +2.5 mm versus Dash

   Width:

   66 mm +3.5 mm versus Dash

   Depth:

   14 mm +1.2 mm versus Dash

2. 2. Dash

   Height:

   111.5 mm

   Width:

   62.5 mm

   Depth:

   12.8 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. Dash

   Screen diagonal:

   2.4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   17.8 cm²

8830 World Edition has approximately 8.5% 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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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