Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs BlackBerry Z10 vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200

general General Info

Manufacturer Blackberry BlackBerry Samsung
Announced August 2010 January 2013 April 2013
Status Available - August 2010 Available - January 31, 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Black, White, Dark Orange Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 62 x 14.6 mm
(4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 in)
130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
167.6 x 88 x 8 mm
(6.6 x 3.46 x 0.31 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
LTE (available in GT-I9205)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 BlackBerry 10 OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 624 MHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Exynos 5250
GPU Adreno 225 Mali-T604
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB storage 8/16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Super Clear LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 4.2 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels (188 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 45.83% 59.01% 74.26%
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, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, CMOS
Video Yes, VGA@24fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, CMOS, 1.9 MP [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 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, 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 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh 1800 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 336 h (3G)
Up to 312 h Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 17 h (3G)