Nokia N9 vs Blackberry Torch 9850

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Comparing the Nokia N9 vs Blackberry Torch 9850 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Blackberry Torch 9850 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while Nokia N9 runs at 1.0 GHz, making Blackberry Torch 9850 the better performer.


Display: Nokia N9 offers a screen size of 4 inches, while Blackberry Torch 9850 offers 3.7 inches, making Nokia N9 the larger display of the two. Nokia N9 features a AMOLED display compared to Blackberry Torch 9850's LCD, making Nokia N9 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Nokia N9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Blackberry Torch 9850 offers 5 MP, making Nokia N9 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Nokia N9 offers a higher battery capacity with 1320 mAh, while Blackberry Torch 9850 offers 1230 mAh, making Nokia N9 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia N9 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Blackberry Torch 9850 offers 4 GB, making Nokia N9 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Nokia N9 receives a higher user rating of 3, while Blackberry Torch 9850 has a rating of 2.5.

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Nokia N9
(Discontinued)
Blackberry Torch 9850
₹5,499
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

27 Sep, 2011
08 Sep, 2011

Performance

Snapdragon S1
Snapdragon S2
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM
768 MB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)
3.7 inches (9.4 cm)
AMOLED
LCD
480x800 px
480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
N/A

Battery

1320 mAh
1230 mAh

Storage

64 GB
4 GB

User Ratings

3/5
(1 rating)
2.5/5
(27 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

MeeGo
v7

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655

Processor

1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon
1.2 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 530
Adreno 205

RAM

1 GB
768 MB

Display

Display Type

AMOLED
LCD

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
3.7 inches  (9.4 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
480x800 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi
252 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

63.84 %
52.32 %

Design

Height

116.45 mm
120 mm

Width

61.2 mm
62 mm

Thickness

12.10 mm
11.50 mm

Weight

135 grams
135 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

N/A
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

1280x720
480x800
1280x720

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Front Camera
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1320 mAh
1230 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6.5(3G) / Up to 11(2G)
Up to 6.83(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

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

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

HDMI

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: MPEG4 ASP H.264 H.263 WMV VC-1 Mkv
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MPEG-4 AAC eAAC eAAC+ MPEG-1 audio Layer2 (MP2) MPEG-1 audio Layer3 (MP3) WMA 9 WMA Voice 9 WMA Lossless 9 WMA Professional 9 and 10 Dolby Digital Plus (AC-3 & E-AC-3) FLAC with Loud Speaker and 3.5 mm audio jack Music
Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 WMA eAAC+ FlAC OGG with Loud Speaker 3.5mm Audio Jack Music Play Time : Up to 50 hours

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Games

Angry Birds Magic with NFC support Galaxy on Fire 2 Real Golf 2011 + Downloadable
+ Downloadable

Java

Yes MIDP 2.1
Yes MIDP 2.1

Browser

Yes
Yes

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields Photocall
Yes Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields Photocall

SMS

Yes SMS Editor Threaded View
Yes

MMS

Yes Unified MMS
Yes

Email

Yes IMAP POP3 SMTP Microsoft Exchange Push e-mail
Yes IMAP POP3 SMTP Microsoft Exchange Lotus Domino BlackBerry Connect Push e-mail

Other Facilities

Scratch-resistant surface Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI Anodized aluminum casing Digital compass Voice command/dial Document viewer (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) Video/photo editor Flash Lite v4.0 T9
Organizer Voice memo/dial Voice Recording

Applications

Document editor (Word Excel PowerPoint) PDF viewer
Document viewer (Word Excel PowerPoint)