Updated (January, 2013): Compare the RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360 vs BlackBerry Z10

RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360

5.4

vs

RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800

4.4

 
 

Reasons to buy the RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360

Multitasking
Multitasking
Switch between running apps
Weight
Light-weight
99 g
Size
Really small
60x109x11 mm
FM Radio
Built in FM radio
Listen to music from your favorite stations
 

Reasons to buy the RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800

Touchscreen
Has a touch screen
Interact using your fingers
Accelerometer
Has an accelerometer
Detects movement for interactive apps
 

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RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360 RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 BlackBerry Curve 9360 vs BlackBerry Bold 9900
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs BlackBerry Bold 9900
RIM BlackBerry Torch 9810 RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs BlackBerry Torch 9810

Overview

Music 10.0 vs 1.0
RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360
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  • Listen to your music and news from your favorite radio stations wherever you are
Size 9.8 vs 6.5
RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360
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  • Around 40% lighter, 99 g vs 161 g
  • Around 30% smaller, 60x109x11 mm vs 62x111x14 mm
  • More than 20% thinner, 11 mm vs 15 mm
Storage 1.5 vs 3.3
RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800
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  • Around 8x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies, 3.9 GB vs 512 MB
Battery 5.1 vs 6.9
RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800
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  • 30% higher capacity battery, 1,300 mAh vs 1,000 mAh
  • Around 20% more standby time, less frequent charging, 17 days vs 14.5 days
Processing power 4.3 vs 3.3
RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360
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  • More powerful processor, snappier and more responsive (around 30% faster), 0.8 GHz vs 624 MHz
Network 5.1 vs 4.3
RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360
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  • Built in wifi hotspot lets you wirelessly share your Internet connection with wifi devices
  • More than 60% faster actual upload speeds, 0.83 mbps vs 0.52 mbps
Screen 4.6 vs 4.9
RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 Winner: RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800
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  • More than 70% larger screen, 3.2" vs 2.4"
Photo & Video 7.5 vs 7.5
Too close to call
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  • Standard resolution video
Keyboard & keypad 5.5 vs 5.5
Too close to call
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  • Have full keyboards
  • Neither has a numeric keypad
Web browsing 1.0 vs 1.2
Too close to call
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  • Somewhat slow web browsers
Sensors - vs -
Missing information
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  • Have assisted GPS
Overall 5.4 vs 4.4

Music

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RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 RIM
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FM Radio Yes vs No With the BlackBerry Curve 9360 you can listen to music from your favorite radio stations
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FM Transmitter No vs No Neither have built-in FM transmitters
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Headphone jack 3.5 mm vs 3.5 mm Both have a headphone jack

Size

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BlackBerry Curve 9360
RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360
RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 RIM
BlackBerry Torch 9800
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Weight 99 g vs 161 g The BlackBerry Curve 9360 is quite light, but the BlackBerry Torch 9800 is heavy
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Thickness 11 mm vs 15 mm Average thickness
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Size 60x109x11 mm vs 62x111x14 mm The BlackBerry Curve 9360 is fairly small, but the BlackBerry Torch 9800 is large
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Storage

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RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 RIM
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Memory card Micro SD, Micro SDHC vs Micro SDHC, Micro SD Both have memory card slots
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Internal storage 512 MB vs 3.9 GB Average amount of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies

Battery

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RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 RIM
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Talk time 5 hours vs 5.5 hours Average talk time
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Standby time 14.5 days vs 17 days Average standby time
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Battery capacity 1,000 mAh vs 1,300 mAh The BlackBerry Torch 9800 has average battery capacity, but the BlackBerry Curve 9360's is really low
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Technology Lithium Ion vs Lithium Ion

Processing power

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Frequency 0.8 GHz vs 624 MHz Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness
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Number of cores Single core vs Single core Both have single core cpus which is about the average
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RAM 512 MB vs 512 MB Average amount of RAM for running apps

Network

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Network UMTS (0.384 mbps) vs HSDPA (7.2 mbps) Average data speeds
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Generation 3G vs 3.5G The BlackBerry Torch 9800 has standard network technology, but the BlackBerry Curve 9360's is older than most
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Download speed 2.59 mbps vs 2.46 mbps Average actual download speeds
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Upload speed 0.83 mbps vs 0.52 mbps The BlackBerry Curve 9360 has average actual upload speeds, but the BlackBerry Torch 9800's is slow
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Network latency 257 ms vs 237 ms Both have better than average network latency
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Wifi 802.11n (150 mbps) vs 802.11n (150 mbps) Average wifi speed
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Wifi hotspot Yes vs No The BlackBerry Curve 9360 has a wifi hotspot to share it's Internet connection with other wifi devices
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NFC No vs No Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
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Bluetooth 2.1 vs 2.1 Average bluetooth support

Screen

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RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 RIM
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Screen size 2.4" vs 3.2" The BlackBerry Torch 9800 has an average sized screen, but the screen on the BlackBerry Curve 9360 is very small
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Screen resolution 360x480 vs 480x360 Average screen resolution
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Screen PPI 244 PPI vs 186 PPI The BlackBerry Curve 9360's screen is somewhat sharp, but the BlackBerry Torch 9800's is poor likely resulting in pixelation
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Screen type TFT LCD vs TFT LCD Both have LCD screens, fairly common
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Touchscreen type None vs Capacitive

Photo & Video

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BlackBerry Curve 9360
RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360
RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 RIM
BlackBerry Torch 9800
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Camera 5 MP vs 5 MP They both have cameras
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Flash Yes vs Yes Both have camera flashes
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Secondary Camera None vs None
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Movie format 480p vs 480p @ 24fps Standard resolution video
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Video out None vs None Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Keyboard & keypad

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BlackBerry Torch 9800
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Numeric keypad None vs None Neither has a numeric keypad
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Keyboard QWERTY keyboard vs QWERTY keyboard Have full keyboards

Web browsing

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BlackBerry Curve 9360
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RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 RIM
BlackBerry Torch 9800
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Browser benchmark 2,030 ms vs 2,000 ms Somewhat slow web browsers
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Adobe Flash support No vs No Neither supports Adobe Flash

Sensors

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BlackBerry Curve 9360
RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360
RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 RIM
BlackBerry Torch 9800
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GPS Assisted GPS vs Assisted GPS Have assisted GPS
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Accelerometer No vs Yes The BlackBerry Torch 9800's accelerometer enables apps to detect when you're moving your phone for motion interactivity
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Compass Unknown vs Unknown
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Gyroscope No vs No
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RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360 RIM BlackBerry Bold 9780 BlackBerry Curve 9360 vs BlackBerry Bold 9780
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790 RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360 BlackBerry Curve 9360 vs BlackBerry Bold 9790
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900 RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs BlackBerry Bold 9900
RIM BlackBerry Torch 9810 RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs BlackBerry Torch 9810
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9780 RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs BlackBerry Bold 9780
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790 RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 BlackBerry Torch 9800 vs BlackBerry Bold 9790

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