Samsung Galaxy S2 vs Blackberry Torch 9850

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S2 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: Both Samsung Galaxy S2 and Blackberry Torch 9850 run at the same processing speed of 1.2 GHz.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S2 offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while Blackberry Torch 9850 offers 3.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S2 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S2 features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to Blackberry Torch 9850's LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S2 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Blackberry Torch 9850 offers 5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S2 better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S2 offers a higher battery capacity with 1650 mAh, while Blackberry Torch 9850 offers 1230 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S2 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Blackberry Torch 9850 offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S2 offers 32 GB, making Blackberry Torch 9850 the better option for storage.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S2 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Blackberry Torch 9850 has a rating of 2.5.

Samsung Galaxy S2

₹13,503

(Discontinued)

Blackberry Torch 9850

₹5,499

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

28 Apr, 2011

08 Sep, 2011

User Ratings

4.6/5

(951 ratings)

2.5/5

(27 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v2.3.4 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

N/A

Performance

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4 Dual 4210

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655

Processor

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A9

1.2 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400

Adreno 205

RAM

1 GB

768 MB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED Plus

LCD

Screen Size

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

3.7 inches (9.4 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

Pixel Density

217 ppi

252 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

63.48 %

52.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

N/A

Design

Height

125.3 mm

120 mm

Width

66.1 mm

62 mm

Thickness

8.49 mm

11.50 mm

Weight

116 grams

135 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A	Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1280x720

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

N/A

Battery

Capacity

1650 mAh

1230 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 8.66 Hours(3G) / Up to 18.33 Hours(2G)

Up to 6.83(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0

Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Music

N/A	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

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Games

N/A	+ Downloadable

Java

N/A	Yes MIDP 2.1

Browser

N/A

Yes

Phone Book

N/A	Yes Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields Photocall

SMS

N/A

Yes

MMS

N/A

Yes

Email

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

Other Facilities

N/A	Organizer Voice memo/dial Voice Recording

Applications

N/A	Document viewer (Word Excel PowerPoint)