BlackBerry Torch 9850 vs Sony Xperia ZL

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: 16 g lighter

  Torch 9850:

  135 g

  Xperia ZL:

  151 g

• Width

  Torch 9850: 7.3 mm narrower

  Torch 9850:

  62 mm

  Xperia ZL:

  69.3 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Torch 9850: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

  Torch 9850:

  3.7 in

  Xperia ZL:

  5 in

• Chipset

  Torch 9850:

  Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon S2

  Xperia ZL:

  Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro

• Depth

  Xperia ZL: 1.7 mm thinner

  Torch 9850:

  11.5 mm

  Xperia ZL:

  9.8 mm

• Height

  Torch 9850: 11.6 mm shorter

  Torch 9850:

  120 mm

  Xperia ZL:

  131.6 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 +1.7 mm versus Xperia ZL

2. 2. Xperia ZL

   Height:

   131.6 mm +11.6 mm versus Torch 9850

   Width:

   69.3 mm +7.3 mm versus Torch 9850

   Depth:

   9.8 mm

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 ZL

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Xperia ZL has approximately 76.9% more rectangular screen area than Torch 9850.

Memory variants

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Practical features

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Battery capacity

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