Research in Motion (RIM) introduced the BlackBerry five pieces at once to strengthen its product line. One of them is the mainstay of BlackBerry Torch 9850/9860, a full touchscreen smartphone with BlackBerry OS 7.
Torch touch-screen presence is so new effort to compete with RIM's rivalry in the touchscreen phone market, especially against iPhones and Android phones row. The first attempt with arguably the BlackBerry Storm does not work.
Quoted from PCWorld, Thursday (08/04/2011), physically and specifications, the two series are the same. The difference, Torch 9850 will work on GSM networks and the Torch 9860 runs on CDMA networks.
Both models use the 1.2 GHz processor with 768MB of RAM. Resolution 3.7-inch screen size reaches 480x800, which is still below the screen on the iPhone Retina 4.
Torch touch screen is equipped with a 5 megapixel camera complete with flash and the ability to record 720p high definition video. Unfortunately, there is no front camera for video calls.
In the design sector, 9850/9860 Torch slightly thicker than the iPhone 4, with a 11.5 mm thick compared to 9.3 mm. Both have 4GB of internal storage capacity can be expanded via microSD up to 32GB.
Compared to Storm, this series is increasing and might be able to counter some Android phone and iPhone. But with the presence of the iPhone 5 and a variety of new Android phones soon, probably Torch 9850/9860 will be missed.
Full Technical Specifications Of BlackBerry Torch 9850*
2G Network CDMA 800, 1900 MHz 3G Network CDMA 2000 1xEV-DO rev.A
Dimensions H x W x D 120 x 62 x 11.5 mm Weight 135 grams
Display Type TFT LCD Capacitive touchscreen Size 3.7 inch Colors & Resolution 16 Million Colors & (480
X 800) Pixels WVGA
15:9 aspect ratio Pixel Density 253 dpi
Input/ User Interface Input Multi-Touch
On-board Keyboard
Accelerometer
Proximity Sensor for Auto turn-off
BlackBerry navigation keys
Magnetometer
System Properties Operating System BlackBerry OS 7 CPU Qualcomm 8655 Snapdragon 1.2GHz processor
768MB RAM
Storage Capacity Internal Memory 4GB internal storage Memory Expansion micro-SD Card Support for 32GB
Browser & Messaging BlackBerry Browser, HTML, RSS
MMS, SMS, IM, Email, Push Email
Camera Still(Rear facing) - 5 Megapixels
- 2560×1920 pixels
- 4x Digital zoom
- Auto Focus
- Flash, Image Stabilization, Face Detection,
- Scene modes, Geo-tagging
- Zero Shutter Lag Secondary(front side) No Video Recording Capability - 720p HD Video Recording
- 1280 x 720 pixels
Connectivity Bluetooth & USB Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP & v2.0 micro USB WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps Headset 3.5mm stereo headset jack GPS A-GPS
Music & Video Music Format MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, AMR Video Format MPEG4, H.263, WMV
Battery Type Li-Ion 1230mAh Standard battery Standby Time Up To 13.4 Days (2G)
Up To 11.8 Days (3G) Talk Time Up To 6.80 Hours (2G)
Up To 6.10 Hours (3G) Music Playback Time Up To 50.2 Hours Video Playback Time Up To 6.6 Hours
Other Features BlackBerry ID
Windows Media Digital Right Management 10
BlackBerry Maps
BlackBerry 6.1 Applications
Near Field Communication (NFC) Feature
Augmented reality apps
Mobile Hotspot
BlackBerry Browser
BlackBerry SW v.6.1, BlackBerry Evolution 6
Open GL ES 2.0
Color Black
BlackBerry Torch 9860 Specifications :
Display : It has big 3.7 inches TFT capacitive touch screen with 16M colors, resolution 480 x 800, Optical trackpad, Multi-touch input method, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off and Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate.
Camera : It has 5 Mega Pixel camera with the resolution of 2592х1944 pixels and has such features like autofocus, Geo-tagging, continuous auto-focus, image stabilization and face detection. It is also capable to capture videos @720p.
Sounds : 3.5mm Jack, Loudspeaker, MP3 player, video player, MP3 ringtones.
Connectivity : GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi, microUSB v2.0, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, 3G, GPS with BlackBerry maps. In 3G it is capable to access up to 14.4Mbps (HSDPA) and 5.76Mbps (HSUPA).
Space : Phone comes with 4GB internal memory, 768 MB RAM and users can upgrade memory up to 32GB with microSD memory card.
Apps : Handset supports Java apps and it is also equipped with many social apps which keeps always connected with family and friends such features are Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Picasa, Gtalk etc.
Battery : with Li-Ion 1230 MAH standard battery it is capable to give talk time up to 4.40 hours, 330 hours standby time and can play 44 hours music continuously.
Unlocked BlackBerry Torch 9860 comes with plenty of features such as Digital compass, Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Organizer, Voice memo/dial, Games, SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, BBM 6, HTML Web Browser etc.
