BlackBerry Storm 9530 vs BLU Elite 3.8

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

  Elite 3.8: 18 g lighter

  Storm 9530:

  155 g

  Elite 3.8:

  137 g

• Width

  Elite 3.8: 2.2 mm narrower

  Storm 9530:

  62.2 mm

  Elite 3.8:

  60 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Storm 9530: 0.55 in smaller diagonal

  Storm 9530:

  3.25 in

  Elite 3.8:

  3.8 in

• Chipset

  Storm 9530:

  Qualcomm MSM7600

  Elite 3.8:

  Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1

• Depth

  Elite 3.8: 2.7 mm thinner

  Storm 9530:

  14 mm

  Elite 3.8:

  11.3 mm

• Height

  Storm 9530: 7.5 mm shorter

  Storm 9530:

  112.5 mm

  Elite 3.8:

  120 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. Storm 9530

   Height:

   112.5 mm

   Width:

   62.2 mm +2.2 mm versus Elite 3.8

   Depth:

   14 mm +2.7 mm versus Elite 3.8

2. 2. Elite 3.8

   Height:

   120 mm +7.5 mm versus Storm 9530

   Width:

   60 mm

   Depth:

   11.3 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. Storm 9530

   Screen diagonal:

   3.25 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   32.7 cm²

2. 2. Elite 3.8

   Screen diagonal:

   3.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   41.1 cm²

Elite 3.8 has approximately 25.7% more rectangular screen area than Storm 9530.

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.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.