In the middle of 2011, The Canadian mobile telecommunications company, Research In Motion (RIM), released the two advanced smartphones namely the Bold Touch 9930 (Montana) and the Torch 9860 (Monza) to the market. Both phones have been considered possessing the almost identical technical specifications as compared to the other BlackBerry products. So now, let’s have a look at the following comparison between these BlackBerry Bold VS BlackBerry Torch smartphones.
Physical Structure
To begin this showdown of BlackBerry Bold VS BlackBerry Torch, we will compare the design, display and dimension of both handsets. The Montana comes with the typical design of BlackBerry products but it now offers the touch and type functionality. It has the 2.8 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colors, 640 x 480 pixels along with the optical trackpad. This phone sports 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm of its dimension and also weighs about 130 grams.
The rival features the keyless design or it comes with full touchscreen display. It features the 3.7 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colors, 480 x 800 pixels combined with the optical trackpad below the display. This measures about 120 x 62 x 11.5 mm and weighs approximately 135 grams.
In this round, the Torch 9860 is surely more superior since it comes with bigger display, higher resolution and multi-touch feature. The Bold 9930 will be more advantageous for those who look for the slimmer device with touch and type feature.
General Performance
As a matter of fact, both devices have been equipped with very similar software and also hardware components. These include the 1.2 GHz single-core processor (QUALCOMM 8655), BlackBerry OS 7.0, 768 MB of RAM, micro SD card slot for additional storage space for up to 32 GB. The differentiation occurs in terms of the built-in storage space; the Montana has 8 GB internal storage while the Monza offers the 4 GB of storage. Based on this point, the Montana can be considered as the winner of BlackBerry Bold VS BlackBerry Torch in this segment of overall performance.
Camera
For the photography necessities, both handsets own 5 megapixels camera with 2592х1944 pixels, auto-focus (continuous), check quality, geo-tagging, image stabilization along with the face detection feature. This camera can be operated as the HD camcorder with the 720p video quality. Unfortunately, both phones don’t come with the front camera for video calling.
Connectivity
The Bold Touch 9930 is actually the GSM/CDMA handset worldwide since it works with the quad band GSM and dual-band CDMA for the 2G network. To run the 3G network, this device uses the dual-band HSDPA and also the CDMA2000 1xEV-DO. On the other hand, the Monza comes with only GSM network worldwide as it runs the 2G network through the quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900) and also the 3G network via quad-band HSDPA.
Battery Life
Even though these phones have been packed with the same standard battery of Li-ion 1230 mAh, apparently the Torch 9860 will provide the longer standby time of up to 330 hours (2G) and nearly 320 hours in 3G modes. While the Bold 9930 can deliver the longer period of talk-time namely about 6.4 hours (2G) or up to 5.5 hours (3G).
Verdict
From the above review, it can be determined that this battle between BlackBerry Bold VS BlackBerry Torch is definitely the well-matched competition. The Montana is perfect for those who need the compact phone with spacious storage and also the longer talk-time. The Monza is very ideal for people who want the full touchscreen smartphone with GSM and CDMA networks and also the longer standby period. [IS]
