| Manufacture | RIM | Samsung |
| Model | Blackberry Torch 9800 | Star 3 DUOS |
| Form factor | QWERTY Slider | Block |
| Weight | 161 gram | 95.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 111 x 62 x 15 | 102.00 x 58.00 x 12.00 |
| Operating System | BlackBerry OS | Other |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900
3G - 800/850/1900/2100 | Array |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Email | | |
| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | 3.0 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 5 megapixel, 2.5x digital zoom, geo tagging, continuous autofocus | 3.2 megapixel, fixed focus |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | QCIF |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 3.2 inches | 3.00 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | NA |
| Display width | 360 | 240 |
| Display height | 480 | 320 |
| PPI | 187.5 | 133.33 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 624 MHz | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 512 MB. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card. 4 GB card included | 20 MB. Expandable up 16 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | Polyphonic, MP3 | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes, downloadable |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1300 mAh | 1000 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 408 | NA |
| Talktime (m) | 330 | NA |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | HTML | 2.0 XHTML. Access NetFront browser |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | NA |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | NA | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |
