Palm Treo Pro (850w) vs BlackBerry Torch 9860
Side by side comparison between Palm Treo Pro vs BlackBerry Torch 9860 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? BlackBerry Torch 9860
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2 Advantages 
22 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| TFT LCD |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| A-GPS / A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Palm Treo Pro (850w) | BlackBerry Torch 9860 | |
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| Model | Treo Pro (850w) | Torch 9860 |
| Other model names | Palm Treo Pro 850w, HTC Panther | Telus Blackberry Touch, RIM Monza |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |   Canada, USA |
| Brand | Palm | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 9/2/2008 | 11/6/2011 |
| Depth | 13.5 millimeters (0.53 inches) | 11.5 millimeters (0.45 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 60 x 114 millimeters (2.36 x 4.49 in) | 62 x 120 millimeters (2.44 x 4.72 in) |
| Weight | 133 grams (4.66 ounces) | 135 grams (4.73 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Palm Treo Pro (850w) | BlackBerry Torch 9860 | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 2.5" inches | 3.7" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~29.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~52.4% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 320x320 pixels | 480x800 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Resistive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 181 PPI | 252 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Palm Treo Pro (850w) | BlackBerry Torch 9860 | |
| System version | Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional | BlackBerry OS 7.0 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | BlackBerry OS 7.1 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Palm Treo Pro (850w) | BlackBerry Torch 9860 | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm MSM7201 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255T (45nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 400MHz ARM1136EJ-S (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1.2GHz Scorpion (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 130 | Qualcomm Adreno 205 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Palm Treo Pro (850w) | BlackBerry Torch 9860 | |
| RAM memory | 128MB SDRAM | 768MB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 256MB (100MB available) | 4GB (2GB available) |
| External storage | Until 8GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Palm Treo Pro (850w) | BlackBerry Torch 9860 | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 3.6 Mbps | 14.4/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/1900/2100 | UMTS 900/1700/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Palm Treo Pro (850w) | BlackBerry Torch 9860 | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) 15 fps | HD (1280x720) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Palm Treo Pro (850w) | BlackBerry Torch 9860 | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Palm Treo Pro (850w) | BlackBerry Torch 9860 | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | 3GP, MPEG4 | DivX, XviD, MP4, WMV, H.263, H.264 |
| Audio formats | MP3, AAC, WMA | MP3, WMA, WAV, eAAC+, FlAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Palm Treo Pro (850w) | BlackBerry Torch 9860 | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Palm Treo Pro (850w) | BlackBerry Torch 9860 | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Palm Treo Pro (850w) | BlackBerry Torch 9860 | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BAT-30615-006 |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 1230 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 6.8 hours |
| Standby | 250 hours (10.4 days) | 320 hours (13.3 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Palm Treo Pro (850w) | BlackBerry Torch 9860 | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic |
| Web browser | feature not registered | HTML, XHTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Fixed QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Obsidian Java framework | • Colors: Black • Optical Trackpad • OpenGL ES 2.0 • Webkit Browser • BlackBerry maps • BBM Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Palm Treo Pro (850w) | BlackBerry Torch 9860 | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |