BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) vs Palm Treo 650 (CDMA)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry 8830 vs Palm Treo 650 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? BlackBerry 8830 (World edition)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
9 Advantages 
8 Advantages | 9 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| 65 thousand |
| 2G CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 2.5mm jack |
| +2 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) | Palm Treo 650 (CDMA) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | 8830 (World edition) | Treo 650 (CDMA) |
| Other model names | RIM BlackBerry 8830 World Edition | Verizon PalmOne Treo 650 CDMA, Sprint Palm Treo 650 |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  USA |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Palm |
| Release date | 5/1/2007 | 12/9/2004 |
| Depth | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) | 23 millimeters (0.91 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 66 x 114 millimeters (2.6 x 4.49 in) | 59 x 113 millimeters (2.32 x 4.45 in) |
| Weight | 132 grams (4.62 ounces) | 178 grams (6.23 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Palm Treo 650 (CDMA) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.5" inches | 2.4" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~25.7% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~27.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x240 pixels | 320x320 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Resistive Single touch 1-point |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 160 PPI | 189 PPI |
| Colors | 65 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 | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Palm Treo 650 (CDMA) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.2 | Palm OS 5.4 Garnet |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Palm Treo 650 (CDMA) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM6550 | 32bit: Intel XScale PXA270 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 225MHz ARM926EJ-S (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 312MHz XScale (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) | Palm Treo 650 (CDMA) | |
| RAM memory | 16MB SDRAM | 32MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 64MB | 32MB (23MB available) |
| External storage | Until 4GB microSD (dedicated slot) | Until 2GB SD Card and MMC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Palm Treo 650 (CDMA) | |
| 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 | 0.153 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Dual-Band 900/1800 | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 900/1800 | CDMA 800/1900 |
| 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 | 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 | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Palm Treo 650 (CDMA) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | 0.3 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 640x480 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | QVGA (320x240) |
| 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 | 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) | Palm Treo 650 (CDMA) | |
| 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) | Palm Treo 650 (CDMA) | |
| 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 | 3GP, MPEG4 |
| Audio formats | MP3 | MP3, MIDI |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Palm Treo 650 (CDMA) | |
| USB | Mini-USB 1.1 (Mini-B) | USB 1.1 proprietary connector |
| Audio output | 2.5mm jack | 2.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| WiFi | Not supported | Not supported |
| DLNA | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| GPS | GPS | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Palm Treo 650 (CDMA) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Palm Treo 650 (CDMA) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1400 mAh | 1000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3.7 hours | 4.5 hours |
| Standby | 216 hours (9 days) | 300 hours (12.5 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Palm Treo 650 (CDMA) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing | Not supported |
| 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 | External fixed antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer Java framework | • Colors: Silver • 5-way navigation button • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Palm Treo 650 (CDMA) | |
| 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 |