Palm Pre Plus vs Blackberry Torch 9800

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Blackberry Torch 9800 runs at a higher processing speed of 0.62 GHz, while Palm Pre Plus runs at 0.6 GHz, making Blackberry Torch 9800 the better performer.


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


Rear Camera: Blackberry Torch 9800 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Palm Pre Plus offers 3 MP, making Blackberry Torch 9800 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Blackberry Torch 9800 offers a higher battery capacity with 1300 mAh, while Palm Pre Plus offers 1150 mAh, making Blackberry Torch 9800 better for longer battery life.


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

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

Release Date

19 May, 2010
12 Aug, 2010

Performance

N/A
Marvell PXA940
(upto 600 MHz)
(upto 624 MHz)
512 MB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

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

Rear Camera

3 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1150 mAh
1300 mAh

Storage

16 GB
4 GB

User Ratings

N/A
3.4/5
(594 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

WebOS v1.3
Blackberry v6

Performance

Chipset

N/A
Marvell PXA940

Processor

600 MHz
624 MHz

RAM

512 MB
512 MB

RAM Type

N/A
SDRAM

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

320x480 px
360x480 px

Pixel Density

186 ppi
188 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

47.85 %
46.11 %

Design

Height

100.5 mm
111 mm

Width

59.5 mm
62 mm

Thickness

16.90 mm
14.6 mm

Weight

138 grams
161.1 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

3 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

N/A
640x480 @ 18

Battery

Capacity

1150 mAh
1300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5(2G)
Up to 5.66(3G) / Up to 5.5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes
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 3 (802.11 a/b/g)
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

Multimedia

Video Player

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

Music

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

Sensors

Other Sensors

Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor

Games

3D Games
N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.1
Yes MIDP 2.0

Browser

Yes
Yes

Phone Book

Practically unlimited entries Photocall
Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall

SMS

Yes
Yes

MMS

Yes
Yes

Email

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

Other Facilities

Multi-touch input method Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial
Document editor (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) Voice Memo Voice dial Clock Calender Alarm Calculator