Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900

BlackBerry Torch 9800
blackberry torch 9800
BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900
blackberry bold touch 9900
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general General Info

Manufacturer Blackberry BlackBerry
Announced August 2010 May 2011
Status Available - August 2010 Available - August 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)
115 x 66 x 10.5 mm
(4.53 x 2.6 x 0.41 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 BlackBerry OS 7.0
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] 1.2 GHz QC 8655 [Similar]
GPU
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels (188 ppi) 640 x 480 pixels (286 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 45.83% 31.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA@24fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] No [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 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support, BlackBerry Maps
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8GB storage, 768 MB 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 not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1300 mAh 1230 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 336 h (3G)
Up to 307 h (2G)
Up to 307 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)