Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs Samsung Galaxy Ace

BlackBerry Torch 9800
blackberry torch 9800
Samsung Galaxy Ace
samsung galaxy ace
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general General Info

Manufacturer Blackberry Samsung
Announced August 2010 January 2011
Status Available - August 2010 Available - February 2011
Colors Black, White, Dark Orange Black, Hugo Boss Edition
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 62 x 14.6 mm
(4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 in)
112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 6.0 Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3
Processor 624 MHz [Similar] 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 158 MB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 360 x 480 pixels (188 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 45.83% 54.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, VGA@24fps Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 158 MB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM

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 present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1300 mAh 1350 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 336 h (3G)
Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)