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BlackBerry Torch 9800
Global Score
46.345.1
Basic Information
BlackberrySamsung
BlackBerry 6.0.xAndroid 1.5
2010-08-032009-04-27
4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 inches4.53 x 2.20 x 0.47 inches
5.68 ounces4.02 ounces
$ 75.00$ 75.00
Display / Screen
3.2 inches3.2 inches
360 x 480 pixels 320 x 480 pixels
TFTAMOLED
188 pixels per inch180 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive
6.66.5
Single-Core 624 MHz processor processor
512 MB RAM--
GPU GPU
6.935.76
Storage
4 GB internal memory8 GB internal memory
microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slotmicroSD, microSDHC external memory slot
3.823.3
Camera
5.00 MP5.00 MP
640 x 480 (24 fps) (VGA) video resolution--
6.055.5
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSMHSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM
SIMSIM
3.33.5
Battery Life
1300mAh Li-Ion Battery1500mAh Li-Ion Battery
Removable BatteryRemovable Battery
408 hours standby time
5.5 hours talk time
450 hours standby time
6.5 hours talk time
3.043.28
Other Features
Bluetooth 2.1Bluetooth 2.1, EDR
GPSGPS
Light Sensor and Proximity SensorAccelerometer and Compass

Comparison review

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 has an overall score of 46.3, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy's 45.1 global score. BlackBerry Torch 9800's construction is newer than Samsung Galaxy's, but it's notably heavier and thicker. BlackBerry Torch 9800 works with BlackBerry 6.0.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy comes with Android 1.5 OS.

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 has a lot better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy, because it has 1 more cores. The BlackBerry Torch 9800 has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy, and although they both have a same size screen, the BlackBerry Torch 9800 also has a slightly higher 480 x 360px resolution and a little greater display pixels density.

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 has a quite bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy, although it has 0 less internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy counts with just a bit longer battery duration than BlackBerry Torch 9800, because it has a 15% greater battery size. BlackBerry Torch 9800 takes better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy. Both have a same resolution back camera.

BlackBerry Torch 9800 and the Samsung Galaxy cost the same.




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