BlackBerry Torch 9800 Review

Submitted by Dave Won on

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Review Specs

 

Features

  • Optical trackpad
  • High-resolution touch screen
  • Full QWERTY keyboard
  • 3G network support
  • Simultaneous voice and data
  • Email and text messaging
  • BlackBerry® Messenger
  • Instant Messaging
  • Phone
  • Browser
  • Social feeds
  • Camera and video recording
  • Wi-Fi®
  • GPS
  • Media player
  • Organizer
  • Bluetooth®
  • Tethered modem

Height (closed)

  • 4.37in / 111mm


Height (open)

  • 5.83in / 148mm


Width

  • 2.44in / 62mm


Depth

  • 0.57in / 14.6mm


Weight

  • 5.68oz (161.1g)
Display
  • 3.2” HVGA+ touch screen (480x360)
  • Font size (user selectable)
  • Light-sensing and proximity
  •       detecting screen


Camera & Video Recording

  • 5 MP camera
  • Continuous auto-focus
  • Image stabilization
  • Flash
  • 11 scene modes
  • 2X digital zoom
  • VGA (640x480) video recording
  • Geotagging


Battery & Battery Life

  • 1300 mAHr removable/rechargeable lithium-ion cell
  • Standby Time: GSM® - up to 18 days, UMTS - up to 14 days
  • Talk Time: GSM - up to 5.5 hours, UMTS – up to 5.8 hours
  • Music Playback: up to 30 hours
  • Video Playback: up to 6 hours
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Bb Torch Specs Battery
GPS & BlackBerry Maps

Built-in GPS functionality
  • Includes BlackBerry® Maps
  • Learn more about GPS and BlackBerry Maps


Data Input & Navigation

Trackpad located on front face of device, ESC key to the right,
      Menu key to the left
Touch screen with on-screen keyboard: portrait SureType®, QWERTY and multi-tap, landscape QWERTY
Slide-out QWERTY keyboard with backlighting

Voice Input & Output

  • 3.5mm stereo headset capable
  • Integrated speaker and microphone
  • Hands-free headset capable
  • Bluetooth headset capable
  • Integrated hands-free speakerphone
  • M3, T3 (open position only) Rating for hearing aids (PDF)
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Media Player

Windows Media DRM 10 for music & video
Video format support: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV3
Audio format support: MP3, AMR-NB, AAC-LC,
      AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMV, Flac, Ogg Vorbis

Ringtones & Notifications

  • Tone, vibrate, on-screen or LED indicator
  • Notification options are user configurable
  • 32 Polyphonic Ringtones - MIDI, MP3


Bluetooth

  • Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR; Headset, Handsfree, Serial Port Profile, Stereo Audio (A2DP/AVCRP), SIM Access Profile, Dial-up Networking and Messaging Access Profile.
  • Bluetooth Stereo Audio (A2DP/AVCRP)
  • Learn more about Bluetooth
Memory
  • 512 MB flash memory / 512 MB SDRAM
  • 4 GB eMMC + 4 GB media card included
  • Expandable memory – support for microSD card
  •       up to 32 GB


Device Security

Keyboard and screen lock
Keyboard lock

Wi-Fi

  • 802.11 b/g/n
  • WPA / WPA2 Personal and Enterprise
  • Cisco CCX certified
  • Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
  • Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry Internet Bundle
  • Support for UMA (carrier-dependent)
  • Learn more about Wi-Fi


Wireless Networks

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  • Tri-band 3G UMTS networks: 2100/1900/850/800 MHz
  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks:
  •       850/900/1800/1900MHz