Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim

BlackBerry Torch 9800
blackberry torch 9800
Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim
samsung galaxy s3 slim
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general General Info

Manufacturer Blackberry Samsung
Announced August 2010 March 2014
Status Available - August 2010 Available - March 2014
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)
133 x 66 x 9.7 mm
(5.24 x 2.6 x 0.38 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 4.52 inches [Similar]
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels (188 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (244 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 45.83% 64.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No -
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, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA@24fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
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 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported

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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 336 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 8 h