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BlackBerry Torch 9860
T-Mobile9860
Samsung Fascinate
i500
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| Global Score | |
| 50.1 | 55.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry 7 | Android 2.3, 2.2, 2.1 |
| 2011-08-03 | 2010-06-28 |
| 4.72 x 2.44 x 0.45 inches | 4.92 x 2.53 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 4.16 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 190.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 252 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Samsung Exynos 3 chipset |
| QC 8655 (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 768 MB RAM | 384 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.65 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 2 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 3.22 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1230mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 334 hours standby time 4.7 hours talk time | 312 hours standby time 7 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Fascinate is slightly better than the BlackBerry Torch 9860, with a score of 55.1 against 50.1. The Samsung Fascinate is an older phone than BlackBerry Torch 9860, but Samsung made it lighter and thinner anyway. The Samsung Fascinate comes with Android 2.3 operating system, and BlackBerry Torch 9860 counts with BlackBerry 7 operating system.
The BlackBerry Torch 9860 has a bit better display than Samsung Fascinate, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal 800 x 480 resolution, the BlackBerry Torch 9860 also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen. BlackBerry Torch 9860 counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Fascinate, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, and they both have 1 processing cores, the BlackBerry Torch 9860 also counts with 384 MB more RAM.
The BlackBerry Torch 9860 has a quite bigger memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Fascinate, and although they both have an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 32 GB, the BlackBerry Torch 9860 also has 2 GB more internal memory capacity. The Samsung Fascinate counts with a better camera than BlackBerry Torch 9860. Both have the same 1280x720 (HD) video quality, the same video frame rate and a 5 mega-pixels resolution back camera.
Samsung Fascinate counts with longer battery lifetime than BlackBerry Torch 9860, because it has a 1500mAh battery capacity against 1230mAh.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Samsung Fascinate is also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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