BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs HTC Desire 500

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Blackberry HTC
          Announced
          August 2010 July 2013
          Status
          Available - August 2010 Available - September 2013
          Colors
          Black, White, Dark Orange Black, White
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          111 x 62 x 14.6 mm
          (4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 in)
          131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
          (5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
          Weight
          161 g (5.68 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800 HSDPA 900 / 2100
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          BlackBerry OS 6.0 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed
          Processor
          624 MHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 203 [Similar]
          RAM
          512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          4 GB storage 4 GB
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB

          Display

          Type
          TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          3.2 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          360 x 480 pixels (188 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          45.83% 59.67%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
          Video
          Yes, VGA@24fps Yes, 720p@30fps
          Front Camera
          No [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          No Stereo FM radio with RDS
          Games
          Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
          Edge
          Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
          3G
          HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML HTML5

          User Memory

          Internal
          4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB

          Sensors

          Fingerprint
          fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
          Proximity Sensor
          proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
          Accelerometer Sensor
          accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
          NFC
          NFC not supported NFC not supported

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          1300 mAh 1800 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 432 h (2G)
          Up to 336 h (3G)
          Up to 435 h (2G)
          Up to 401 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 5 h 30 min (2G)
          Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
          Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
          Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)

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