Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs Nokia XL

BlackBerry Torch 9800
blackberry torch 9800
Nokia XL
nokia xl
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general General Info

Manufacturer Blackberry Nokia
Announced August 2010 February 2014
Status Available - August 2010 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, White, Dark Orange White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 62 x 14.6 mm
(4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 in)
141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm
(5.57 x 3.06 x 0.43 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 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, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean)
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 203 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels (188 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 45.83% 64.48%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, VGA@24fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32 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 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 336 h (3G)
Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)