Hello, can't chose between two phones.
- Hello, I am about to buy a phone with a 2 year contract, and I cannot decide between Blackberry Bold 9900 and Blackberry Torch 9810.
Which one is better and why?
Which one is technically better?
Which has a better keyboard?
Is there 4G for both of the phones?
And what does 4G mean?
Thank you!04-12-12 03:34 PMLike 0 - What do you mean by technically better? Better specs?
9900 has better specs, but both the 9810 and 9900 "feel" the same; the difference in cpu speed is marginal.You won't notice a difference in speed/performance. Mainly due to both having OS7.
9810 has a better camera, auto focus, that is a big difference in "technical specs", other than the obvious bigger screen.
Better keyboard? Hands down, 9900. Even most if not all 9810 owners will agree.
Only 4G for all BlackBerry is if your carrier has HSPA+ (faux-G), which isn't really "real" 4G.
4G (4th Generation) refers to a level of technology that can provide a certain data transfer rate. No carrier right now was able to produce real 4G data speeds, but it is now commonly accepted that LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology is the status quo for 4G speeds, which is anywhere from 5Mbps-20+Mpbs (in the real world instances I have witnessed).
It comes down to this:
Do you want a bigger screen or not?
Do you want a candybar formfactor or a slider?
Do you want the BEST keyboard experience?
That's really what it comes down to.Last edited by jranciano; 04-12-12 at 03:54 PM.
04-12-12 03:41 PMLike 0 - What do you mean by technically better? Better specs?
9900 has better specs, but both the 9810 and 9900 "feel" the same; the difference in cpu speed is marginal. You won't notice a difference in speed/performance. Mainly due to both having OS7.
Better keyboard? Hands down, 9900. Even most if not all 9810 owners will agree.
Only 4G for all BlackBerry is if your carrier has HSPA+ (faux-G), which isn't really "real" 4G.
4G (4th Generation) refers to a level of technology that can provide a certain data transfer rate. No carrier right now was able to produce real 4G data speeds, but it is now commonly accepted that LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology is the status quo for 4G speeds, which is anywhere from 5Mbps-20+Mpbs (in the real world instances I have witnessed).
It comes down to this:
Do you want a bigger screen or not?
Do you want a candybar formfactor or a slider?
Do you want the BEST keyboard experience?
That's really what it comes down to.
So what would be your choice?04-12-12 03:46 PMLike 0 - The BlackBerry Bold 9900 and the BlackBerry Torch 9810 share the same processor, same RAM same GPU, they key internal components between the devices
The 9900 has a Screen resolution of 640 x 480 pixels, 2.8 inches (~286 ppi pixel density)
The 9810 has a Screen resolution of 480 x 640 pixels, 3.2 inches (~250 ppi pixel density)
The 9900 has a far superior keyboard to the 9810, the 9810 has a physically bigger screen
the 9900 weights 130g @ 10.1mm thick while the 9810 weighs 161g @ 14.6mm thick
To pick between the devices you need figure out what you do more on the device, if you are doing more typing the 9900 is better
more viewing of webpages and movies the 9810 is better04-12-12 03:57 PMLike 0 - The 9900 has NFC whilst the 9810 doesn't.
The touch screen is very useful on my 9900. I came from the Torch 9800 and quickly got use to the Bolds smaller screen.
It would be handy if your carrier offered free trials / cooling off periods for you to try both and see first hand your preference.04-12-12 04:03 PMLike 0 -
- I'm using the 9810. I really like it a lot
The camera on the 9810 is better because it has auto focus. If you need to make clear close-up shots (Ex. text, magazine articles, business cards) you have to get the 9810.
Typing on the 9810 requires a bit more concentration compared to the 9900 keyboard. Typing is more enjoyable on the 9900
Web browsing on the 9810 is better because the screen is longer, the way web pages are laid-out
They are both 3G+ (or H+) on the 4G network. It's fast but not like 4G LTE. Make sure the carrier sells these as '4G' products.Last edited by anthogag; 04-12-12 at 05:09 PM.
04-12-12 05:00 PMLike 0 - Depends on what you want but for typing outright the 9900. For a slim phone, 9900. For future NFC capabilities, 9900.
For a bigger screen, 9810. Better camera, option of a very good keyboard to use or decent touchscreen keyboard as well, just as quick but overall a more versatile piece IMO.
Have you looked at the 9860 though? I love mine and would hands down choose it over the others.04-12-12 05:32 PMLike 0 - Bought the 9930 on launch as well as the 9810. Could decide, love them both. So I kept then. Bold keyboard is better and the as well as its camera's color. Except when needing a good close up. Torch feels great in hand good camera, great touch screen. Both handle calls well. Should get the 9860 to round out collection ; )04-12-12 06:08 PMLike 0
- Both phones at home. Lat Sep got 9900 for myself, and about a month ago 9810 for the better half. At the time (last Sep) for me the "only option" was 9900 and 9810 not into consideration, but ...
After having some experience with both phones, if getting phone for myself now, not sure I will go with the 9900. For sure, the better qwerty on the Bold is big advantage, but in overall 9810 sounds better choice to me currently.
The phones having similar specs, I dont care at all at the moment about NFC, better camera is a plus on 9810. Most importantly, for work-done-on-the-phone 9810's bigger screen is a huge advantage. Viewing docs, incl pdf, is not best experience on 9900 - but on 9810 is awesome.
Best way is to play with the devices and decide for yourself.
In case typing on the phone is major for you - well, then the Bold is clear winner. But in case typing experience is not that critical - than in overall 9810 comes first.04-12-12 07:11 PMLike 0 - I came to my Bold 9900 via the first gen Torch.
The truth is that there is no "wrong" answer. One of the joys of using a Blackberry is the top-notch keyboard. With the Bold 9900 I have the very best phone keyboard...ever! For me, it was the right decision. Though when I see my wife's Torch with its nice big screen I do get a little misty eyed.
Sent from my BlackBerry 9900 using Tapatalk04-12-12 07:36 PMLike 0 - I don't know if you have had a chance to play with either but the flat side design of the 9930 will let us see hands down the 9930 is the top of the line BlackBerry.04-12-12 07:58 PMLike 0
- Yeah you should be happy with Both.
I choose the 9810 cause I do a lot of close up pics and autofocus is a must.
The bigger screen helps a lot.
I love the Bold keyboard plus its a beautiful phone.
The only thing is the lack of auto focus and add to that a smaller screen
makes it a downgrade to me.
here's a pic I took 2 days ago where auto focus has a huge advantage.
04-12-12 08:27 PMLike 0 - I have the 9800, and I'm not a fan of the keyboard: it's cramped, it seems to be recessed in to the plastic more than the 9900, and I make more mistakes on it than I did with my 9700.
The touchscreen keyboard on the 9800 is not as good as my wife's iPhone, for some reason it doesn't seem as responsive, I don't know how to describe it correctly, but let's just say typing on her iPhone feels more natural.
As well, since the 9800 is a slider, I find that it gets top heavy after typing for a while, it annoys me since the 9700 was so light that it actually floated in mid-air.
So you can see that I'm not a fan of the form-factor of the 9800, which will be similar to the 9810. I would go for the 9900 if I had to do it again. If you're worried about screen size, I find that the 9800 doesn't offer that much more real estate than the 9900, the screen would need to be much larger to wow me.04-13-12 08:26 AMLike 0
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