BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) vs Samsung Galaxy S2 HD (SHV-E120K)
Side by side comparison between BlackBerry 8830 vs Samsung Galaxy S2 HD phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy S2 HD (SHV-E120K)
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!
1 Advantage 
27 Advantages | 5 Common items in both devices |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| GPS / A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| WAP, HTML / HTML, XHTML, Flash player |
| + 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) | Galaxy S2 HD (SHV-E120K) | |
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| Model | 8830 (World edition) | Galaxy S2 HD (SHV-E120K) |
| Other model names | RIM BlackBerry 8830 World Edition | Samsung Galaxy S2 HD LTE SHV-E120K, Samsung Dali |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  South Korea |
| Brand | BlackBerry | Samsung |
| Release date | 5/1/2007 | 12/1/2011 |
| Depth | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) | 9.5 millimeters (0.37 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 66 x 114 millimeters (2.6 x 4.49 in) | 68.8 x 132.65 millimeters (2.71 x 5.22 in) |
| Weight | 132 grams (4.62 ounces) | 140 grams (4.9 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Galaxy S2 HD (SHV-E120K) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 2.5" inches | 4.65" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~25.7% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~65.3% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x240 pixels | 720x1280 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 160 PPI | 316 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 8830 (World edition) | Galaxy S2 HD (SHV-E120K) | |
| System version | BlackBerry OS 4.2 | Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Galaxy S2 HD (SHV-E120K) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM6550 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8660 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 225MHz ARM926EJ-S (Single-core) | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.5GHz Scorpion (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 220 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Galaxy S2 HD (SHV-E120K) | |
| RAM memory | 16MB SDRAM | 1GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 64MB | 16GB |
| External storage | Until 4GB microSD (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Galaxy S2 HD (SHV-E120K) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | feature not registered | 100/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| 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 | UMTS 900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat3 (Bands 3) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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 8830 (World edition) | Galaxy S2 HD (SHV-E120K) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 3264x2448 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 | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Not supported | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection |
| 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) | Galaxy S2 HD (SHV-E120K) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 2 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | VGA (640x480) |
| 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) | Galaxy S2 HD (SHV-E120K) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Digital TV |
| Video formats | feature not registered | MP4, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3 | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Galaxy S2 HD (SHV-E120K) | |
| USB | Mini-USB 1.1 (Mini-B) | MicroUSB 2.0, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 2.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Micro-B USB MHL |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 | 3.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Supported |
| GPS | GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Galaxy S2 HD (SHV-E120K) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Galaxy S2 HD (SHV-E120K) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1400 mAh | 1850 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 3.7 hours | 5.9 hours |
| Standby | 216 hours (9 days) | 290 hours (12.1 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Galaxy S2 HD (SHV-E120K) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing | 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 | HTML, XHTML, 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: Noble black, Ceramic white, Titanium silver • Samsung TouchWiz 4.0 UI • T-DMB TV (it doesnt work in USA, only Korea) Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | Galaxy S2 HD (SHV-E120K) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.31W/kg (head) |