Blackberry Torch 9800 vs Palm Pre 2 GSM

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Comparing the Blackberry Torch 9800 vs Palm Pre 2 GSM across performance, display, camera and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Palm Pre 2 GSM runs at a higher processing speed of 1.0 GHz, while Blackberry Torch 9800 runs at 0.62 GHz, making Palm Pre 2 GSM the better performer.


Display: Blackberry Torch 9800 offers a screen size of 3.2 inches, while Palm Pre 2 GSM offers 3.1 inches, making Blackberry Torch 9800 the larger display of the two. Both Blackberry Torch 9800 and Palm Pre 2 GSM feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Blackberry Torch 9800 and Palm Pre 2 GSM feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Storage: Blackberry Torch 9800 offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Palm Pre 2 GSM offers 16 GB, making Blackberry Torch 9800 the better option for storage.

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Blackberry Torch 9800
₹14,999
(Discontinued)
Palm Pre 2 GSM
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

12 Aug, 2010
23 Nov, 2010

Performance

Marvell PXA940
N/A
(upto 624 MHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
512 MB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

3.2 inches (8.13 cm)
3.1 inches (7.87 cm)
LCD
LCD
360x480 px
320x480 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1300 mAh
N/A

Storage

4 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

3.4/5
(594 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Blackberry v6
WebOS v2

Performance

Chipset

Marvell PXA940
N/A

Processor

624 MHz
1 GHz

RAM

512 MB
512 MB

RAM Type

SDRAM
N/A

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD

Screen Size

3.2 inches  (8.13 cm)
3.1 inches  (7.87 cm)

Resolution

360x480 px
320x480 px

Pixel Density

188 ppi
186 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

46.11 %
47.68 %

Design

Height

111 mm
100.7 mm

Width

62 mm
59.6 mm

Thickness

14.6 mm
16.90 mm

Weight

161.1 grams
145 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

640x480 @ 18
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1300 mAh
N/A

Battery Type

Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 5.66(3G) / Up to 5.5(2G)
Up to 5.5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: MPEG4 H.263 H.264 WMV
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AMR-NB AAC-LC AAC+ eAAC+ WMA WMV Flac Ogg Vorbis with 3.5 mm Audio Jack
Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 WAV eAAC+ with 3.5 mm audio jack

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor
Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0
Yes MIDP 2.1

Browser

Yes
Yes

Phone Book

Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall
Yes Practically unlimited entries Photocall

SMS

Yes
Yes Threaded View

MMS

Yes
Yes

Email

Yes Push e-mail
Yes IMAP POP3 SMTP Microsoft Exchange Microsoft Direct Push e-mail Push e-mail

Other Facilities

Document editor (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) Voice Memo Voice dial Clock Calender Alarm Calculator
Organizer Document viewer Adobe Flash 10.1 Voice memo/dial Predictive text input