Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs BlackBerry Classic

general General Info

Manufacturer Blackberry BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced August 2010 November 2011 June 2014
Status Available - August 2010 Available - December 2011 Available - November 2014
Colors Black, White, Dark Orange Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 62 x 14.6 mm
(4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 in)
110 x 60 x 11.4 mm
(4.33 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
131 x 72.4 x 10.2 mm
(5.16 x 2.85 x 0.4 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 BlackBerry OS 7.0 BlackBerry 10.3 OS
Processor 624 MHz Marvel Tavor MG1 1 GHz Quad-core, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
GPU Adreno 225
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 8 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 2.45 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels (188 ppi) 480 x 360 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (291 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 45.83% 28.14% 41.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + downloadable Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, VGA@24fps Yes, VGA Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1300 mAh (JM-1) 2515 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 336 h (3G)
Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 408 h (3G)
Up to 348 h (2G)
Up to 365 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 5 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 11 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G)