Blackberry Torch 9800 vs Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc

Comparing the Blackberry Torch 9800 vs Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc runs at a higher processing speed of 1.0 GHz, while Blackberry Torch 9800 runs at 0.62 GHz, making Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc the better performer.

Display: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc offers a screen size of 4.2 inches, while Blackberry Torch 9800 offers 3.2 inches, making Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc the larger display of the two. Both Blackberry Torch 9800 and Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc feature the same LCD display.

Rear Camera: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Blackberry Torch 9800 offers 5 MP, making Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while Blackberry Torch 9800 offers 1300 mAh, making Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc better for longer battery life.

Storage: Blackberry Torch 9800 offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc offers 320 GB, making Blackberry Torch 9800 the better option for storage.

User Rating: Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Blackberry Torch 9800 has a rating of 3.4.

Blackberry Torch 9800

₹14,999

(Discontinued)

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc

₹34,000

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

12 Aug, 2010

19 Mar, 2011

N/A

Performance

N/A	N/A
Marvell PXA940	Snapdragon S2	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 624 MHz)	(upto 1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
512 MB RAM	512 MB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
3.2 inches (8.13 cm)	4.2 inches (10.67 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
LCD	LCD	Extreme AMOLED
360x480 px	480x854 px	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
5 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
1300 mAh	1500 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Turbo Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

4 GB	320 MB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

User Ratings

3.4/5

(594 ratings)

4.7/5

(69 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Mar 19, 2011

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Expected)

Operating System

Blackberry v6

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Timescape UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

Marvell PXA940

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

624 MHz

1 GHz, Scorpion

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 205

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

512 MB

12 GB

RAM Type

SDRAM

N/A

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

3.2 inches (8.13 cm)

4.2 inches (10.67 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

360x480 px

480x854 px

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

188 ppi

233 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

46.11 %

61.71 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

111 mm

125 mm

162.7 mm

Width

62 mm

63 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

14.6 mm

8.70 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

161.1 grams

117 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

640x480 @ 18

HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

N/A

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

1300 mAh

1500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

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

Up to 7 Hours(3G) / Up to 7 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB

320 MB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Mini

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

HDMI

N/A

Yes

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

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

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0

N/A

Browser

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall

N/A

SMS

Yes

N/A

MMS

Yes

N/A

Email

Yes Push e-mail

N/A

Other Facilities

Document editor (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) Voice Memo Voice dial Clock Calender Alarm Calculator

N/A

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