BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) vs Nokia 5300
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry 8830 vs Nokia 5300 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Nokia 5300
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7 Advantages 
10 Advantages | 9 Common items in both devices |
| 16MB SDRAM / 16MB |
| TFT LCD |
| 320x240 pixels |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 2.5mm jack |
| +2 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Nokia 5300 | |
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| Model | 8830 (World edition) | Nokia 5300 |
| Other model names | RIM BlackBerry 8830 World Edition | Nokia 5300 RM-146, Nokia 5300 XpressMusic RM-146 |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Nokia |
| Release date | 5/1/2007 | 11/1/2006 |
| Depth | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) | 20.7 millimeters (0.81 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 66 x 114 millimeters (2.6 x 4.49 in) | 48.2 x 92.4 millimeters (1.9 x 3.64 in) |
| Weight | 132 grams (4.62 ounces) | 107 grams (3.75 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Nokia 5300 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.5" inches | 2.1" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~25.7% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~30.7% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x240 pixels | 240x320 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 160 PPI | 190 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 260 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 | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Nokia 5300 | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.2 | Nokia Series OS S40 3rd edition Feature Pack 2 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Nokia 5300 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM6550 | 32bit |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 225MHz ARM926EJ-S (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 237MHz ARM9 Vertex (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Nokia 5300 | |
| RAM memory | 16MB SDRAM | 16MB |
| Internal storage | 64MB | 32MB (8MB available) |
| External storage | Until 4GB microSD (dedicated slot) | Until 2GB microSD (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Nokia 5300 | |
| 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 | 0.236 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Dual-Band 900/1800 | Tri-Band 900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 900/1800 | GSM 900/1800/1900, GSM 850/1800/1900 (USA model) |
| 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 | GPRS, EDGE |
| 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) | Nokia 5300 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | 1.3 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 1280x1024 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | QCIF (220x176) |
| 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 | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Zoom | Not supported | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Nokia 5300 | |
| 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) | Nokia 5300 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | feature not registered | MPEG4, H.264 |
| Audio formats | MP3 | MP3, AAC, eAAC+, AAC+, WMA |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Nokia 5300 | |
| USB | Mini-USB 1.1 (Mini-B) | Mini-USB 2.0 (Mini-B) |
| Audio output | 2.5mm jack | 2.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 | 2.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | Not supported |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | GPS | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Nokia 5300 | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Nokia 5300 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-5B |
| Battery capacity | 1400 mAh | 760 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3.7 hours | 3.2 hours |
| Standby | 216 hours (9 days) | 216 hours (9 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Nokia 5300 | |
| Call control | Voice dialing | Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), 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, Flash player |
| 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: Red, Black Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Nokia 5300 | |
| 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 |