Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs BlackBerry Q10 vs BlackBerry Passport

general General Info

Manufacturer Blackberry BlackBerry BlackBerry
Announced August 2010 January 2013 June 2014
Status Available - August 2010 Available - April 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White, Dark Orange Black, White Black
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)
128 x 90.3 x 9.3 mm
(5.04 x 3.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
SIM Type - - Single-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - QWERTY Keyboard

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 BlackBerry 10 OS BlackBerry 10.1 OS
Processor 624 MHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4470 Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AA Snapdragon 801
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 330
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 3.1 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels (188 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 1440 x 1440 pixels (453 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 45.83% 38.91% 56.40%
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 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection AutoFocus, OIS, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, VGA@24fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.8, 720p [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 HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1300 mAh 1800 mAh 3450 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 336 h (3G)
- Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 444 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 18 h (2G)
Up to 23 h (3G)