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Friday 24 June 2011

Blackberry Torch 9800 Review & Specs!!

Blackberry Torch 9800 Smartphone


General2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G NetworkHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 /800
Announced2010, August
StatusAvailable. Released 2010, August
SizeDimensions111 x 62 x 14.6 mm
Weight161 g
DisplayTypeTFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size360 x 480 pixels, 3.2 inches
- QWERTY keyboard
- Optical trackpad
- Multi-touch input method
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
SoundAlert typesVibration, MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes, check quality
MemoryPhonebookPractically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call recordsYes
Internal4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Card slotmicroSD, up to 32GB, 4GB card included, buy memory
DataGPRSClass 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGEClass 10, 236.8 kbps
3GHSDPA; HSUPA
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UMA (carrier-dependent)
BluetoothYes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared portNo
USBYes, microUSB v2.0
CameraPrimary5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
FeaturesGeo-tagging, continuous auto-focus, image stabilization
VideoYes, VGA@24fps
SecondaryNo
FeaturesOSBlackBerry OS 6.0
CPU624 MHz processor
MessagingSMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
BrowserHTML
RadioNo
GamesYes + downloadable
ColorsBlack, White, Dark Orange
GPSYes, with A-GPS support
JavaYes, 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
BatteryStandard battery, Li-Ion 1300 mAh
Stand-byUp to 432 h (2G) / Up to 336 h (3G)
Talk timeUp to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)
Music playUp 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?

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