Blackberry Torch 9800
26. May, 2011 
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The Blackberry Torch 9800 is the latest offering from RIM and is its best attempt to tackle touchscreen technology.
It still keeps the keyboard that is so typical of Blackberry but the touchscreen isn’t quite as smooth as some of its rivals such as the HTC or iPhone and it can become a bit confused about whether you are tapping or strolling but it still works well and isn’t a huge deal breaker.
Its 3.2 inch display also lacks resolution and can look a little underwhelming when compared to an iPhone 4 or Samsung Galaxy. It takes a lot of zooming to make a web page really readable.
However, there is still the traditional Blackberry keyboard which slide out portrait wide and not the traditional landscape orientation. The keyboard is perfect fort those who use the phone for business as many find it easier to use for long text then onscreen keyboards.
The Torch’s operating system has also been updated – the new OS6 is much glossier than the OS4 which is found on phones like the Curve and has more colour and personality than the OS5 found on the Bold.
The Blackberry App store comes as standard with the phone and although not as extensive as the Apple or Android App store it is a growing market place.
The new OS also gives Blackberry users the best web experience of any of its phones. Like the Android and Nokia it used WebKit technology which means that pages load quickly and mostly without error while navigating pages is easy. There are two new icons for browsing – bookmarks and tabs and the tabbed browsing is especially useful as it makes checking sites easy.
What’s more the speed of the internet over 3G is just as fast as it would be with WiFi. However, unlike a lot of newer Android models there is no Flash which is a disappointment. While the browser is so much better than older RIM phones it is no better than other phones on the market the Torch has merely caught up with them.
The Torch is great for people who love the convenience of a QWERTY keyboard – business people mostly – but still want a touchscreen. However, it doesn’t have the fun factor of a lot of other smartphones.
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