HTC Vivid vs BlackBerry 8830 (World edition)
Side by side comparison between HTC Vivid vs BlackBerry 8830 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? HTC Vivid
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!
25 Advantages 
1 Advantage | 5 Common items in both devices |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| A-GPS, GeoTagging / GPS |
| HTML, XHTML, Flash player / WAP, HTML |
| + 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 | ||
| HTC Vivid | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
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| Model | HTC Vivid | 8830 (World edition) |
| Other model names | AT&T HTC Vivid, HTC Holiday, PH39100 | RIM BlackBerry 8830 World Edition |
| Country or region available |  USA | feature not registered |
| Brand | HTC | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 11/6/2011 | 5/1/2007 |
| Depth | 11.27 millimeters (0.44 inches) | 14 millimeters (0.55 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 67.1 x 128.8 millimeters (2.64 x 5.07 in) | 66 x 114 millimeters (2.6 x 4.49 in) |
| Weight | 177 grams (6.2 ounces) | 132 grams (4.62 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| HTC Vivid | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| Display type | TFT Super LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 4.5" inches | 2.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~64.6% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~25.7% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 540x960 pixels | 320x240 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 245 PPI | 160 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz | feature not registered |
| Display features | Not supported | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| HTC Vivid | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| System version | Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread | BlackBerry OS 4.2 |
| Firmware update | Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS | feature not registered |
| User Interface | HTC Sense 3.0 UI | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| HTC Vivid | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 (APQ8060) (45nm) | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM6550 |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.2GHz Scorpion (Dual-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 225MHz ARM926EJ-S (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 220 (266MHz) | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| HTC Vivid | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| RAM memory | 1GB LPDDR2 | 16MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 16GB (13GB available) | 64MB |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 4GB microSD (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| HTC Vivid | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| 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 | 100/50 Mbps | feature not registered |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Dual-Band 900/1800 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 900/1800 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | LTE 700/1700/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE | CSD, GPRS, 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 | ||
| HTC Vivid | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8 megapixels | Not supported |
| Main camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | Not supported |
| Flash | Dual-LED flash | 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 | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Not supported |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| HTC Vivid | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 1.3 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 1280x1024 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | HD (1280x720) | 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 | ||
| HTC Vivid | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 1 microphone | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV | feature not registered |
| Audio formats | MP3, AAC+, WAV, WMA | MP3 |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| HTC Vivid | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | Mini-USB 1.1 (Mini-B) |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 2.5mm jack |
| TV output | Micro-B USB MHL | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 2.0 |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot | Not supported |
| DLNA | Supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | GPS |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| HTC Vivid | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Not supported |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| HTC Vivid | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1620 mAh | 1400 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 4.6 hours | 3.7 hours |
| Standby | 293 hours (12.2 days) | 216 hours (9 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| HTC Vivid | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | WAP, HTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White Java framework | • Colors: Black • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| HTC Vivid | BlackBerry 8830 (World edition) | |
| 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 |