Samsung Star (GT-S5230) vs BlackBerry 8830 (World edition)
Side by side comparison between Samsung Star vs BlackBerry 8830 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Samsung Star (GT-S5230)
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15 Advantages 
6 Advantages | 3 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| WAP, HTML |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Star (GT-S5230) | 8830 (World edition) |
| Other model names | Samsung S5230A Star, Samsung Tocco Lite, Samsung Player One | RIM BlackBerry 8830 World Edition |
| Country or region available | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Brand | Samsung | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 4/30/2009 | 5/1/2007 |
| Depth | 11.9 millimeters (0.47 inches) | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 53 x 104 millimeters (2.09 x 4.09 in) | 66 x 114 millimeters (2.6 x 4.49 in) |
| Weight | 93 grams (3.26 ounces) | 132 grams (4.62 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3" inches | 2.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~46.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~25.7% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x400 pixels | 320x240 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Resistive Single touch 1-point | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 155 PPI | 160 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| System version | Proprietary OS | BlackBerry OS 4.2 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| Chipset | 32bit | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM6550 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 225MHz ARM926EJ-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| RAM memory | feature not registered | 16MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 50MB | 64MB |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 4GB microSD (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | feature not registered |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Dual-Band 900/1800 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 900/1800 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE | CSD, GPRS, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | Not supported |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) 15 fps | Not supported |
| Flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Not supported |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | feature not registered |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC | MP3 |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| USB | USB 2.0 proprietary connector | Mini-USB 1.1 (Mini-B) |
| Audio output | proprietary audio output | 2.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 2.0 |
| WiFi | Not supported | Not supported |
| DLNA | Not supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | Not supported | GPS |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1000 mAh | 1400 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 10 hours | 3.7 hours |
| Standby | 800 hours (33.3 days) | 216 hours (9 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | WAP, HTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White, Pink • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF • DNSe • Shazam Find Music service • Java framework | • Colors: Black • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Samsung Star (GT-S5230) | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |