Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs HTC Vivid

BlackBerry Torch 9800
blackberry torch 9800
HTC Vivid
htc vivid
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general General Info

Manufacturer Blackberry HTC
Announced August 2010 October 2011
Status Available - August 2010 Available - November 2011
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)
128.8 x 67.1 x 11.2 mm
(5.07 x 2.64 x 0.44 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 176.9 g (6.21.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8060 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels (188 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 45.83% 64.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, VGA@24fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 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, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32GB

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1300 mAh 1620 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 336 h (3G)
Up to 288 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 7 h 40 min