Blackberry Torch 9860 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

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Comparing the Blackberry Torch 9860 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S 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 S runs at a higher processing speed of 1.4 GHz, while Blackberry Torch 9860 runs at 1.2 GHz, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S the better performer.


Display: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers a screen size of 4.2 inches, while Blackberry Torch 9860 offers 3.7 inches, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S the larger display of the two. Both Blackberry Torch 9860 and Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8.1 MP, while Blackberry Torch 9860 offers 5 MP, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while Blackberry Torch 9860 offers 1230 mAh, making Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S better for longer battery life.


Storage: Blackberry Torch 9860 offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S offers 1 GB, making Blackberry Torch 9860 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Blackberry Torch 9860 has a rating of 3.4.

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Blackberry Torch 9860
₹5,999
(Discontinued)
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
₹28,345
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Release Date

06 Nov, 2011
24 Sep, 2011

Performance

Snapdragon S2
Snapdragon S2
(upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.4 GHz)
768 MB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

3.7 inches (9.4 cm)
4.2 inches (10.67 cm)
LCD
LCD
480x800 px
480x854 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
8.1 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1230 mAh
1500 mAh

Storage

4 GB
1 GB

User Ratings

3.4/5
(173 ratings)
4.3/5
(214 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 24, 2011
(Official)

Operating System

v7
Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

N/A
Timescape UI

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T

Processor

1.2 GHz
1.4 GHz, Scorpion

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 205
Adreno 205

RAM

768 MB
512 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD

Screen Size

3.7 inches  (9.4 cm)
4.2 inches  (10.67 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
480x854 px

Pixel Density

252 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

52.32 %
61.61 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

120 mm
125 mm

Width

62 mm
63 mm

Thickness

11.50 mm
8.70 mm

Weight

135 grams
117 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8.1 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.4Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720
HD @30 fps

Battery

Capacity

1230 mAh
1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 6.8(3G) / Up to 4.7(2G)
Up to 7.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB
1 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.66 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

HDMI

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 MP4 M4A 3GP M4V AVI ASF WMA FLAC OGG AAC AMR WAV MID QCP with Loud Speaker 3.5mm Audio Jack Music Play Time : Up to 44 hours
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Games

+ Downloadable
N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.1
N/A

Browser

Yes
N/A

Phone Book

Yes 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

Organizer Voice memo/dial Voice Recording
N/A

Applications

N/A
ANT+ support TrackID music recognition NeoReader barcode scanner etc.