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BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim

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

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

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

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]

Multimedia

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

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

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

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
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