Sunday, February 20, 2011

Blackberry Torch 9800 Smartphone Review

We all know the Blackberry phones for their some conventional features and functions. This time with the new Blackberry Torch 9800, Blackberry tries to come out of the conventional form factor. The Blackberry Torch 9800 is a slider phone with an unusual big touchscreen on it compared to other Blackberry phones. This is also the first phone from Blackberry which features the BlackBerry 6 OS. It has many features that will give you the comfort of a desktop PC especially when you are browsing the internet or multitasking. The stock browser features tabbed browsing also which makes it unnecessary to download another browser to browse faster. The BlackBerry Torch 9800 also comes with some handy preloaded apps including Slacker Radio, ESPN, and Bloomberg etc. and of course the social networking apps like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other networks. This smartphone has built in Wireless-N Wi-Fi feature which will enable you to use any of the 20,000 AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots without any cost if you have the eligible smartphone plan. Unlike the most low quality cameras of BlackBerry handsets the BlackBerry Torch features a 5-megapixel camera with both autofocus and image stabilization. With the network advantage of AT&T you can send your emails, browse the internet and talk at the same time without interrupting or stopping the other. The internal storage is 4GB and you will be provided with another 4GB microSD card in the box. You can sync your music to GB microSD card in the box. You can sync your music to your BlackBerry Torch 9800 with both iTunes or Windows Media Player. The powerful 624MHz processor runs the new BlackBerry 6 OS smoothly and let you multitask freely. It has GPS navigation capabilities with the AT&T Navigator service which features real time traffic updates. You can use your own music stereo headphone with the 3.5mm stereo jack or also via the Bluetooth to connect your wireless headset. The 35-key full QWERTY keyboard is truly comfortable to type on and the optical trackpad makes the rest of the phone operation really fast and smooth. 

Features: 
  3.2-inch touchscreen display
·         A decent 624MHz processor
·         Up to 7.2 Mbps 3G connectivity
·         Full QWERTY keyboard
·         BlackBerry 6 OS
·         5-megapixel camera
·         Access to BlackBerry App World
·         Expandable up to 32GB
·         Wi-Fi music sync
·         Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity
·         BlackBerry Messenger
·         4GB internal storage


Technical Specifications:
Dimensions
111 x 62 x 14.6 mm
Weight
161g
Network
GSM 850/900/1800/1900
HSDPA 850/1900/2100/800
Form Factor
Slider
Display
3.2-inch capacitive display
360x480 pixels
OS
BlackBerry 6 OS
Processor
624MHz processor
Internal Memory
4GB
Camera
5 megapixels autofocus and LED flash
Interfaces
3.5mm jack
microUSB v2.0
Battery
1300mAh
Memories
512MB RAM 512MB ROM
Memory Card
Expandable up to 32GB
Bluetooth
2.1
Messaging
POP3, IMAP, Push Email, Web mail, SMS, MMS,IM
Sensors
Proximity sensor
Video Recording
VGA
Available colors
Black, Dark Orange and White
GPS
Present with A-GPS support
SNS integration
Facebook, Flickr and Twitter application
Other features
BlackBerry maps
BlackBerry App World access
BB messenger
Document Viewer
Video playback
H.263, H.264, MP4, DivX, WMV, XviD
Audio playback
MP3, WAV, eAAC+, AC3, FLAC, OGG


Blackberry Torch 9800 Review:
A regular BlackBerry user will find it very different from the other BlackBerry phones. Especially the capacitive touchscreen is really something new BlackBerry is trying. The browser was also always the weakest point of every BlackBerry phone which they have shown false in the Blackberry Torch 9800. Though they are not as good or smooth as the browsers of iOS or Android phones but the tabbed browser is sure something where BlackBerry has improved. The camera is good too and the flash is very powerful compared to most of the flash of the phone cameras. The slide out physical keyboard is really narrow and sometimes it will slow you down as it is hard to press a separate key in the narrow keyboard. When the most of the phones of today are getting on the high speed processors of 1GHz BlackBerry have just took it to a low range 624GHz level which is not so impressing at all.

Advantages:
·         Access to BlackBerry App world
·         Good at the basic features, calling and texting
·         4GB card included
·         5 MP camera
·         Fast and smooth BlackBerry 6 OS
·         Fast processor
·         Smooth internet browsing
·         Multitasking
·         Smooth slider mechanism
·         Expandable with up to 32GB card
·         Pinch to zoom
·         Good battery life
·         Excellent camera quality
·         Improved notification system
·         QWERTY keyboard



Disadvantages:
·         Low resolution screen
·         Slow processor
·         Video recording quality is still VGA
·         Browsing is still not perfect



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