Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs Nokia 230

BlackBerry Torch 9800
blackberry torch 9800
Nokia 230
nokia 230
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general General Info

Manufacturer Blackberry Nokia
Announced August 2010 November 2015
Status Available - August 2010 Coming Soon - December 2015
Price - Rs. 3,500 ($51.47) [Similarly Priced]
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)
124.6 x 53.4 x 10.9 mm
(4.91 x 2.1 x 0.43 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 91.8 g (3.21.0.28 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800 N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 -
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] -
GPU -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 16 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 16M colors 65K colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels (188 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 45.83% 36.42%
Multi-Touch yes no

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] 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization -
Video Yes, VGA@24fps 240p@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP, 480p, LED flash [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 N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v3.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v1.1
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Unlimited entries, Photocall 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 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 not 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 336 h (3G)
Up to 648 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 23 h