Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 vs Sony Xperia A

general General Info

Manufacturer Blackberry Samsung Sony
Announced August 2010 December 2012 May 2013
Status Available - August 2010 Available - January 2013 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors Black, White, Dark Orange Black, White Black, White, Pink, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 62 x 14.6 mm
(4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 in)
143.5 x 76.9 x 9.6 mm
(5.65 x 3.03 x 0.38 in)
131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 624 MHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, Broadcom Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064
GPU Broadcom VideoCore IV Adreno 320
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 5.0 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels (188 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 45.83% 64.20% 66.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels
Flash LED 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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video Yes, VGA@24fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR 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, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh 2100 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 336 h (3G)
Up to 440 h Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 390 h (LTE)
Talk Time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 10 min Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)