Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs HTC Desire 500

BlackBerry Torch 9800
blackberry torch 9800
HTC Desire 500
htc desire 500
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general General Info

Manufacturer Blackberry HTC
Announced August 2010 July 2013
Status Available - August 2010 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, White, Dark Orange Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 62 x 14.6 mm
(4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 in)
131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 203 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels (188 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 45.83% 59.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, VGA@24fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 336 h (3G)
Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)