BlackBerry Torch 9850 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY CDMA

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Torch 9850: 40 g lighter

  Torch 9850:

  135 g

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  175 g

• Screen diagonal

  Torch 9850: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Torch 9850:

  3.7 in

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  4 in

• Chipset

  Torch 9850:

  Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon S2

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2

• Depth

  Torch 9850: 4.5 mm thinner

  Torch 9850:

  11.5 mm

  Xperia PLAY CDMA:

  16 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Torch 9850

   Height:

   120 mm

   Width:

   62 mm

   Depth:

   11.5 mm

2. 2. Xperia PLAY CDMA

   Height:

   119 mm

   Width:

   62 mm

   Depth:

   16 mm +4.5 mm versus Torch 9850

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Torch 9850

   Screen diagonal:

   3.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   39 cm²

2. 2. Xperia PLAY CDMA

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   44.1 cm²

Xperia PLAY CDMA has approximately 13.2% more rectangular screen area than Torch 9850.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

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Battery capacity

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