BlackBerry Pearl 8100 vs ZTE E N72

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

    Pearl 8100: 40.5 g lighter

    Pearl 8100:
    89.5 g
    E N72:
    130 g
  • Width

    Pearl 8100: 16 mm narrower

    Pearl 8100:
    50 mm
    E N72:
    66 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pearl 8100: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    Pearl 8100:
    2.2 in
    E N72:
    2.5 in
  • Depth

    E N72: 2.6 mm thinner

    Pearl 8100:
    14.5 mm
    E N72:
    11.9 mm
  • Height

    Pearl 8100: 7 mm shorter

    Pearl 8100:
    107 mm
    E N72:
    114 mm
  • Release year

    Pearl 8100:
    2006
    E N72:
    2010

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. Pearl 8100

    Height:
    107 mm
    Width:
    50 mm
    Depth:
    14.5 mm +2.6 mm versus E N72
  2. 2. E N72

    Height:
    114 mm +7 mm versus Pearl 8100
    Width:
    66 mm +16 mm versus Pearl 8100
    Depth:
    11.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Pearl 8100

    89.5 g

  2. 2. E N72

    130 g

    +40.5 g versus Pearl 8100

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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. Pearl 8100

    Pearl 8100: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

  2. 2. E N72

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

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.

Pearl 8100: Original memory entry

64 MB

E N72: Original memory entry

100 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. Pearl 8100

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. E N72

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 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. Pearl 8100

    900 mAh

  2. 2. E N72

    1300 mAh

    +400 mAh versus Pearl 8100

Specifications

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1. Pearl 81002. E N72

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Pearl 8100, E N72.
SpecificationPearl 8100E N72
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107 Х 50 Х 14.5 mm
  • 114 Х 66 Х 11.9 mm
Weight
  • 89.5 g
  • 130 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.2" inch
  • 2.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 260 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB
  • 100 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 900 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • BlackBerry OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile Professional
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Pearl 8100, E N72.
SpecificationPearl 8100E N72
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 15.6 cm2
  • 19.4 cm2
Screen format Unknown
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 29.1%
  • 25.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 0 PPI
  • 160 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Pearl 8100, E N72.
SpecificationPearl 8100E N72
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • No
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Pearl 8100, E N72.
SpecificationPearl 8100E N72
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA272 312 MHz
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Pearl 8100, E N72.
SpecificationPearl 8100E N72
Release date
  • 2006
  • September
  • 2010
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 200 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 360 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 30 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Pearl 8100, E N72.
SpecificationPearl 8100E N72
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - CDMA 800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • No
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Pearl 8100, E N72.
SpecificationPearl 8100E N72
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Wallpapers
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Pearl 8100, E N72.
SpecificationPearl 8100E N72
Dop
  • Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Media player -SureType keyboard software -Organizer
  • MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input