Blackberry Torch 9800 Review & Specs!!

Blackberry Torch 9800 Smartphone

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800
	Announced	2010, August
	Status	Available. Released 2010, August

Size	Dimensions	111 x 62 x 14.6 mm
	Weight	161 g

Display	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	360 x 480 pixels, 3.2 inches
		- QWERTY keyboard - Optical trackpad - Multi-touch input method - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

Sound	Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes, check quality

Memory	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	Yes
	Internal	4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included, buy memory

Data	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	EDGE	Class 10, 236.8 kbps
	3G	HSDPA; HSUPA
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent)
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera	Primary	5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, continuous auto-focus, image stabilization
	Video	Yes, VGA@24fps
	Secondary	No

Features	OS	BlackBerry OS 6.0
	CPU	624 MHz processor
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML
	Radio	No
	Games	Yes + downloadable
	Colors	Black, White, Dark Orange
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.0
		- Social feeds - BlackBerry maps - Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) - Media player MP3/WMA/eAAC+/FlAC/OGG player - Video player DivX/XviD/MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264 - Organizer - Voice memo/dial

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1300 mAh
	Stand-by	Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 336 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
	Music play	Up to 30 h

       There is no doubt that blackberry is still a major competitor in the smartphone market, although they are seemingly being left behind by it's competitors due to it's continuous same old features. Although it's competitors have in my opinion left blackberry at the starting line in terms of features that are now so ever demanded by the public in smartphones, like larger and better screen sizes and display for rich and radiant content display, memory, apps and the list goes on, blackberry has still managed to compete. Is it due to customer loyalty, their branding, the taste or a certain liking to their products or is it just for blackberry messenger (BBM) to message friends?
       In Trinidad and Tobago, Blackberry smartphones are like everything to some people. How will I live without it some people ask. Although blackberry smartphones are quite expensive compared to it's competitors they still manage to sell like 'hot bread'. In this post I will be looking at the blackberry torch 9800 which is considered the best of both worlds for blackberry phones since it contains a full QWERTY keyboard as do nearly all blackberry phones have, excepting the 'storm line', and a 360 x 480 pixels, 3.2 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors touch screen.
        Blackberries have never been known for their touchscreen but this phone changes that. Yes my bloggers, you can actually use the 'touch screeen' and not the 'press screen'. Compared to other smartphones, it's screen size is not all that big and it's screen resolution isn't all that, with only 360*480 pixels (ps. the more pixels the better the screens resolution). This blackberry still has it's custom blackberry look wirh a full QWERTY keyboard and Optical trackpad. In terms of memory it has a storage capacity of 4GBs Internal memory and has a slot for expandable memory which requires microSD memory cards, and is compatible with up to 32GB, with which a 4GB card should be  included, but we all know how some businesses operate and sometimes they keep it or charges us for it. It has WiFi features, EDGE and GPRS capabilities for surfing the web. It has a 5 MP camera, which takes photos up to2592х1944 pixels with autofocus and LED flash functions. It runs on blackberry OS 6.0 the predecessor to Balckberry OS 7.0 which is soon to be released, with a 624 MHz processor.
        All things said, the blackberry torch smartphone is a reasonable phone, but for the price it's not worth buying one. In my estimation this phone should be for the maximum price around $400 US dollars unlocked and $2400 TT unlocked prepaid. In Trinidad and Tobago the price for the blackberry torch is around $4500 TT dollars, which is quite unfair and expensive to customers and has nver dropped in terms of price since it became available in Trinidad and Tobago. If you live in Trinidad and want to purchase this phone, it's priced at $4499 TT dollars pre-paid and $3899 post-paid at Digicel and at bmobile it's priced at $4599 TT dollars pre-paid and $4199 TT dolaars post-paid.
       Please leave your comments on this phone and other blackberry phones. Tell me what you guys think. Are they too expensive?