BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) vs HTC Hero (A6262)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry 8830 vs HTC Hero phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? HTC Hero (A6262)
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3 Advantages 
18 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| 65 thousand |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| GPS / A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| 2.0 / 2.0 + A2DP |
| + 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 8830 (World edition) | HTC Hero (A6262) | |
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| Model | 8830 (World edition) | Hero (A6262) |
| Other model names | RIM BlackBerry 8830 World Edition | HTC Hero A6262, HTC Hero 100, HTC Hero A6265, HTC Hero 130 |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | BlackBerry | HTC |
| Release date | 5/1/2007 | 7/23/2009 |
| Depth | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) | 14.35 millimeters (0.56 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 66 x 114 millimeters (2.6 x 4.49 in) | 56.2 x 112 millimeters (2.21 x 4.41 in) |
| Weight | 132 grams (4.62 ounces) | 135 grams (4.73 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | feature not registered |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | HTC Hero (A6262) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.5" inches | 3.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~25.7% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~48.4% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x240 pixels | 320x480 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 160 PPI | 180 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 65 thousand |
| 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 8830 (World edition) | HTC Hero (A6262) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.2 | Android 1.5 Cupcake |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 2.1 Eclair |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | HTC Hero (A6262) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM6550 | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM7200A |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 225MHz ARM926EJ-S (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 528MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 130 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | HTC Hero (A6262) | |
| RAM memory | 16MB SDRAM | 288MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 64MB | 512MB |
| External storage | Until 4GB microSD (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | HTC Hero (A6262) | |
| 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 | feature not registered | 7.2/2 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Dual-Band 900/1800 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 900/1800 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| 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 8830 (World edition) | HTC Hero (A6262) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | CIF (352x288) 15 fps |
| 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 | 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 | feature not registered |
| 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 8830 (World edition) | HTC Hero (A6262) | |
| 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 | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | HTC Hero (A6262) | |
| 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, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3 | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | HTC Hero (A6262) | |
| USB | Mini-USB 1.1 (Mini-B) | Mini-USB 2.0 (Mini-B) |
| Audio output | 2.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 | 2.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| GPS | GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | HTC Hero (A6262) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | HTC Hero (A6262) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1400 mAh | 1350 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3.7 hours | 7 hours |
| Standby | 216 hours (9 days) | 750 hours (31.3 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | HTC Hero (A6262) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing | Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer Java framework | • Colors: Black, White, Brown, Graphite, Pink • HTC Sense UI • Trackball Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | HTC Hero (A6262) | |
| 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 |