BlackBerry 8700c vs LG Lucid 4G (VS840)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry 8700 vs LG Lucid 4G phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? LG Lucid 4G (VS840)
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1 Advantage 
26 Advantages | 3 Common items in both devices |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| + 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 | ||
| BlackBerry 8700c | LG Lucid 4G (VS840) | |
| Model | BlackBerry 8700c | Lucid 4G (VS840) |
| Other model names | Cingular Wireless RIM BlackBerry 8700c for US, RIM Electron | Verizon LG Lucid 4G VS840, LG VS840, LG Cayman |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  USA |
| Brand | BlackBerry | LG |
| Release date | 11/1/2005 | 3/29/2012 |
| Depth | 19.5 millimeters (0.77 inches) | 11.4 millimeters (0.45 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 69.5 x 110 millimeters (2.74 x 4.33 in) | 62.2 x 119.1 millimeters (2.45 x 4.69 in) |
| Weight | 134 grams (4.69 ounces) | 142 grams (4.97 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry 8700c | LG Lucid 4G (VS840) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT NOVA IPS |
| Screen size | 2.6" inches | 4" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~27.4% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~61.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x240 pixels | 480x800 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 154 PPI | 233 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| BlackBerry 8700c | LG Lucid 4G (VS840) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.1 | Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry 8700c | LG Lucid 4G (VS840) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Intel XScale PXA272 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8660 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 312MHz XScale (Single-core) | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.2GHz Scorpion (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 220 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry 8700c | LG Lucid 4G (VS840) | |
| RAM memory | 16MB SDRAM | 1GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 64MB | 8GB |
| External storage | Not supported | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry 8700c | LG Lucid 4G (VS840) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | Not supported |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | 100/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE 700 |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, LTE |
| 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 | ||
| BlackBerry 8700c | LG Lucid 4G (VS840) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| 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 | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Not supported | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| HDR | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry 8700c | LG Lucid 4G (VS840) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 0.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 640x480 pixels |
| 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 | ||
| BlackBerry 8700c | LG Lucid 4G (VS840) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | feature not registered | MP4, DivX, XviD, H.263, H.264, WMV |
| Audio formats | feature not registered | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry 8700c | LG Lucid 4G (VS840) | |
| USB | Mini-USB 1.1 (Mini-B) | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 2.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 | 3.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry 8700c | LG Lucid 4G (VS840) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry 8700c | LG Lucid 4G (VS840) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1100 mAh | 1700 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 4 hours | 8 hours |
| Standby | 450 hours (18.8 days) | 350 hours (14.6 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry 8700c | LG Lucid 4G (VS840) | |
| Call control | Not supported | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (Swype), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP | HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Silver • Java framework | • Colors: Black • HAC (M4/T4) • DLNA • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry 8700c | LG Lucid 4G (VS840) | |
| 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 |