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Posted: 03 Aug 2010 Announced: 03 Aug 2010
Market Status: Released
Release date: 12 Aug 2010
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US carrier availability: AT&T - Available (Since 12 Aug 2010)
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RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 is a phone for all those customers who wanted something of both worlds – a multi-touch screen and RIM's renown QWERTY keyboard design. The device will feature a 3.2-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 360x480 pixels (not exactly groundbreaking stuff), 512MB RAM, 5MP camera, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and quad-band 3G. The design and hardware of the BlackBerry Torch seem great for the most part, but equally impressive should be the software that will be employed in the new smartphone. First before most we should mention the brand new web browser that will support tabs and pinch-to-zoom. RIM's acclaimed messaging/email prowess are of course present, along with much improved social networking and multimedia capabilities, which will all be part of the new BlackBerry 6 operating system that will be powering the Torch.

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RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 specifications

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Pros

No pros

Cons

The huge dimensions allow it to be used as a brick replacement
Low-resolution video capture

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc
- BlackBerry OS (6.0.x)
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Slider
Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 (111 x 62 x 14.6 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 5.68 oz (161 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 3.20 inches
Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 360 x 480 pixels
Pixel density:
- 188 ppi
Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
Touchscreen:
- - Capacitive, Multi-touch
Features:
- Light sensor, Proximity sensor

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 5.50 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 17.0 days (408 hours)
  the average is 16 days (390 h)
Talk time (3G):
- 5.80 hours
Stand-by time (3G):
- 9.2 days (221 hours)
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1300 mAh

Hardware

Processor:
- 624 MHz
System memory:
- 512 MB RAM / 512 MB ROM
Built-in storage:
- 4000 MB
Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
  Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
  - microSD, microSDHC
- Maximum card size:
  Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memo0ry expansion slot that can be added
  - 32 GB

Camera

Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- - 5 megapixels
- Flash:
  - LED
- Features:
  - Auto focus, Image stabilizer, Geo tagging
Camcorder:
- - 640x480 (VGA) (24 fps)
- Features:
  - Video sharing

Multimedia

YouTube player:
- Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - HTML
Built-in online services support:
- Facebook, MySpace, Twitter

Technology

GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
Satellite system:
- A-GPS
Navigation:
- Yes

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- - Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- - 2.1
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- - 802.11 b, g, n
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - microUSB
- Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (32 voices), Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Hearing aid compatibility:
- - M3, T3
- Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced:
- 03 Aug 2010
Scheduled release:
Scheduled release - Shows when is the particular phone scheduled to be made available to the public in North America
- 12 Aug 2010 (Official)

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