Comparison of BlackBerry Z10 3G and BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphones based on their characteristics

BlackBerry Z10 3G

BlackBerry Torch 9800

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

BlackBerry

BlackBerry

Phone model

Z10 3G

Torch 9800

Year of release

2013

2010

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Slider

Body length

130 mm

111 mm

Body width

66 mm

62 mm

Body thickness

9 mm

14.6 mm

Weight

138 g

161 g

Volume

76.75 cm³

100.48 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Metal
• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• White

• Black
• White
• Dark red

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

• Marvell PXA9xx

CPU clock speed

1500 MHz

624 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

1

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 225

Number of GPU cores

1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

2 GB

512 MB

RAM type

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

500 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 4 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

32 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

Operating system

Operating system

BlackBerry OS 10

BlackBerry OS 6.0

Battery

Battery capacity

1800

1300

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

3 h

2.5 h

Call duration in GSM networks

10 h

5 h 30 min

Standby time in GSM networks

408 h

432 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

11 h

5 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

312 h

336 h

Duration of listening to music

30 h

Video watching duration

6 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.2 in

3.2 in

Screen resolution

1280 x 768 pixels

480 x 360 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

355 ppi

188 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Aspect ratio

1.667

1.333

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 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

5 X

2 X

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Aperture

f/2.2

Number of lens elements

5

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Viewfinder

Touch focus

Digital image stabilization

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

640 x 480 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1886 x 1061 pixels

Digital zoom

3 X

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

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

CDMA2000 support

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 800 MHz
• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

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

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 3

CDMA2000 standards

• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

2.1 + EDR

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

HDMI connector

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• GIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• M4A
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• QuickTime
• MOV
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AWB
• FLAC
• M4A
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

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

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Number of polyphony voices

32

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

• PDF
• ZIP

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• MS Outlook
• Gmail
• Facebook
• Twitter
• YouTube

• Facebook
• MySpace
• Twitter
• YouTube

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Installed games

Installed games

• Bejeweled
• Sonic 2
• Word Mole
• BrickBreaker

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

VMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.87 W/kg

0.86 W/kg