Phone comparison

BlackBerry Torch 9800

3.8/5

197 votes

GENERAL

Introduced

August 2010

Announced

August 2010

Network (2G)

GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850

Network (3G)

HSDPA 850 / HSDPA 1900 / HSDPA 2100

Form factor

Slider

Antenna type

Internal

SAR Value

0.860 W/Kg

HARDWARE SPECS

BlackBerry Torch 9800

Shared memory

4 GB

Extras

- Photocall
- 512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
- microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included
- 624 MHz processor

SIZE

BlackBerry Torch 9800

Weight

161.0 g (with battery)

Dimensions

111.0 x 62.0 x 14.6

DISPLAY

BlackBerry Torch 9800

Type

Graphical

Coloured

Yes, TFT touchscreen

Size

3.20 inch

Resolution

360 x 480 pixels

Extras

- QWERTY keyboard
- Optical trackpad
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

RINGTONES

BlackBerry Torch 9800

Polyphonic ringtones

Yes

Ringtone profiles

Yes

Extras

- MP3 ringtones
- 3.5 mm audio jack

NETWORKING

BlackBerry Torch 9800

HSDPA speed

7.2 Mbps

GPRS

Yes, Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

EDGE

Yes, Class 10, 236.8 kbps

WLAN

Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent)

Bluetooth

Yes, 2.1 with A2DP

WAP

Yes

Browser

Yes, HTML

Email client

Yes

Extras

- BlackBerry OS 6.0
- Push Email
- Instant Messaging
- GPS with A-GPS support

CAMERA

BlackBerry Torch 9800

Type

Builtin

Extras

- 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, continuous auto-focus, image stabilization, video (VGA)

FEATURES

BlackBerry Torch 9800

Vibration

Yes

SMS

Send / Receive

MMS

Send / Receive

Java

Games

Yes, (changeable)

Clock

Yes

Alarm

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Calendar

Yes

To-do list

Yes

Voice dialing

Yes

Voice memo

Yes

Multiple numbers / contact

Yes

Handsfree

Yes

Headset jack

Yes

Extras

- Social feeds
- BlackBerry maps
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Media player MP3/WMA/eAAC+/FlAC/OGG player
- Video player MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264
- Organizer