The Blackberry Torch 9800 sports an improved OS and a slide-out keyboard, but this cell phone isn’t advanced as you might have hoped. iPhone-killer? Um, no. HTC Wildfire-killer? Maybe…
What you’ll like:
- New Blackberry OS 6.0
- Speedier web browsing
- Classy slide-out keyboard
What you won’t like:
- Small display, ho-hum resolution
- Sluggish 624MHz processor hampers performance
- Heavier than many of its rivals
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Key comparisons:
Full specification:
- 4G: none
- 3G: 3G
- Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g/n
- Bluetooth: 2.1 with A2DP
- Display: 3.2-inch LCD (360×480 pixels)
- Camera: 5.0 Megapixels with auto-focus, image stabilization, LED flash, 2x digital zoom and VGA video capture
- Video recording: Yes
- HD video: No
- Front-facing camera: No
- Storage: up to 36GB
- Software: Blackberry OS 6.0
- Extras: GPS/A-GPS, geo-tagging and Blackberry Maps
- Size: 62.0 x 111.0 x 14.6mm
- Weight: 161g
- RIM Blackberry Torch 9810
