BlackBerry and touchscreen haven’t previously been a great match, and truth be told the Torch is by no means the best example on the market when compared to Apple, Android and many others.
With a slide-out keyboard, however, the Torch offers both a genuine BlackBerry experience and a larger canvas. That means it can come close to actually fulfilling BlackBerry’s promise of being great for both business and pleasure.
Unfortunately, the device still lacks apps in the numbers of other platforms; those that are there, however, are perfectly good enough. Universal Search is a handy feature, however: just start typing and the software automatically looks for everything relevant, including contacts, emails and more. If there’s nothing in the device, you’re offered links to Google and other sources.
So the Torch is a very impressive business phone that’s acceptable to also use for listening to music or watching movies. BlackBerry are keen to point out that they are Britain’s best-selling smartphone maker which, thanks to younger users and cheaper prices, they are. But while the Torch is the best BlackBerry on the market at the moment, it’s not the best smartphone.
Full review: Review: BlackBerry Torch 9800
Score: 3/5
Operating System: Blackberry OS
Screen: 360x480 3.2”
Processor: 624MHz
Battery (Talk time): 5.5hrs
Camera Resolution: 5 Megapixels
Weight: 161g
Memory: 4gb plus Micro SD slot
With a slide-out keyboard, however, the Torch offers both a genuine BlackBerry experience and a larger canvas. That means it can come close to actually fulfilling BlackBerry’s promise of being great for both business and pleasure.
Unfortunately, the device still lacks apps in the numbers of other platforms; those that are there, however, are perfectly good enough. Universal Search is a handy feature, however: just start typing and the software automatically looks for everything relevant, including contacts, emails and more. If there’s nothing in the device, you’re offered links to Google and other sources.
So the Torch is a very impressive business phone that’s acceptable to also use for listening to music or watching movies. BlackBerry are keen to point out that they are Britain’s best-selling smartphone maker which, thanks to younger users and cheaper prices, they are. But while the Torch is the best BlackBerry on the market at the moment, it’s not the best smartphone.
Full review: Review: BlackBerry Torch 9800
Score: 3/5
Operating System: Blackberry OS
Screen: 360x480 3.2”
Processor: 624MHz
Battery (Talk time): 5.5hrs
Camera Resolution: 5 Megapixels
Weight: 161g
Memory: 4gb plus Micro SD slot
