Comparison of BlackBerry Torch 9800 and Nokia E72 smartphones based on their characteristics

BlackBerry Torch 9800

Nokia E72

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

BlackBerry

Nokia

Phone model

Torch 9800

E72

Year of release

2010

2009

Appearance

Case type

Slider

Monoblock

Body length

111 mm

114 mm

Body width

62 mm

58 mm

Body thickness

14.6 mm

10.1 mm

Weight

161 g

128 g

Volume

100.48 cm³

66.78 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Metal
• Plastic

• Metal
• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• White
• Dark red

• Silver
• Black
• Brown
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Marvell PXA9xx

• ARM 11

CPU clock speed

624 MHz

600 MHz

Number of processor cores

1

1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

512 MB

128 MB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 4 GB

• 250 MB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

16 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Operating system

Operating system

BlackBerry OS 6.0

Symbian OS 9.3

Battery

Battery capacity

1300

1500

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

2.5 h

1.5 h

Call duration in GSM networks

5 h 30 min

9 h 12 min

Standby time in GSM networks

432 h

729 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

5 h

6 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

336 h

868 h

Duration of listening to music

30 h

41 h

Duration of video calls

4 h

Video recording duration

6 h 18 min

Video watching duration

6 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

3.2 in

2.36 in

Screen resolution

480 x 360 pixels

320 x 240 pixels

Pixel density

188 ppi

169 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Aspect ratio

1.333

1.333

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

2 X

5 X

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Red eye reduction

Viewfinder

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

640 x 480 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

15 fps

Digital video zoom

10 X

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Digital zoom

2 X

Front camera video

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Video ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Autodial

Sound indication of talk time

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

1000

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

VoIP telephony

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 800 MHz
• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS
• HSCSD
• CSD

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.1 + EDR

2.0 + EDR

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• HFP
• HSP
• OPP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц,76 - 90 МГц

RDS support

DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• GIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPEG
• BMP

Installed image editor

PictBridge support

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264

• MP4
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• 3GA
• FLAC
• M4A
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR-NB
• MP3
• WMA

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Number of polyphony voices

32

64

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

QWERTY keyboard

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF
• ZIP

Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Synchronization over the mobile network

Synchronization with services

• Facebook
• MySpace
• Twitter
• YouTube

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Installed games

Installed games

• Bejeweled
• Sonic 2
• Word Mole
• BrickBreaker

• Block Cascade
• Top Hits Solitaire Collection

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

EMS support

MMS support

Security

Remote phone lock

Remotely wipe data from your phone

Data encryption in the phone

Installed firewall

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

Push-To-Talk function

Flashlight

SAR level

SAR level

0.86 W/kg

1.31 W/kg