Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs BlackBerry Q10 vs Apple iPhone 5S

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general General Info

Manufacturer Blackberry BlackBerry Apple
Announced August 2010 January 2013 September 2013
Status Available - August 2010 Available - April 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, White, Dark Orange Black, White Black/Slate, White/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar, QWERTY Candybar
Dimension 111 x 62 x 14.6 mm
(4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 in)
119.6 x 66.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.71 x 2.63 x 0.41 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 BlackBerry 10 OS iOS 7.0.1
Processor 624 MHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor
GPU PowerVR SGX544 PowerVR G6430
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 3.1 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels (188 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 45.83% 38.91% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, 1.5 µm pixel size, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video Yes, VGA@24fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh 1800 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 336 h (3G)
- Up to 250 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 10 h