BlackBerry Torch 9860

BlackBerry Torch 9860 Specifications

General

• Touch Screen
  Yes, Capacitive Touch Screen
• Status
  Available. Released 2011, September
• SIM Network Type
  GSM
• Operating Frequency / Network Type
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 MHz
• Announced
  2011, August

Dimensions

• Display Type
  480 x 800 pixels,TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
• Dimensions - HxWxD
  120 x 62 x 11.5 mm
• Sensors
  Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, Digital compass
• Weight
  135 g

Memory

• Internal Memory
  Yes, Internal Memory : 4GB eMMC, 768 MB RAM
• Expandable Memory Slot
  Yes, Up to 32GB
• Memory Card Type
  Micro SD Card

Camera

• Primary Camera
  5.0 Mega Pixels
• Primary Camera
  5.0 Mega Pixels
• Secondary Camera
  No
• Camera Resolution
  2592 x 1944 Pixels
• Video Recording
  Yes, 1280x720 Pixels (720p HD)
• Zoom
  Yes, 4x Digital Zoom
• Other Camera Features
  Continuous auto focus, Face detection, Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Zero shutter lag

Multimedia

• Music player
  Yes, Music Formats : MP3, MP4, M4A, 3GP, M4V, AVI, ASF, WMA, FLAC, OGG, AAC, AMR, WAV, MID, QCP with Loud Speaker, 3.5mm Audio Jack, Music Play Time : Up to 44 hours
• Loudspeaker
  Yes
• Video Player
  Yes, Video Formats : MP4, M4A, 3GP, M4V, AVI, ASF, WMV, Video Playback Time : Up to 6.6 hours
• FM
  N/A

Features

• OS
  BlackBerry OS 7
• CPU
  Yes, Qualcomm 8655 Snapdragon 1.2GHz processor
• Java
  Yes, MIDP 2.1
• Colors
  Black

Connectivity & Internet

• Bluetooth
  Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
• GPRS
  Yes
• Browser
  Yes, HTML
• WLAN with
  Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
• GPS
  Yes, with A-GPS support
• USB
  Yes, Micro USB v2.0
• 3G
  Yes, HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
• 3.5 mm Jack
  Yes

Battery

• Capacity
  Li-ion 1230 mAH
• Standby
  Up to 13.9 days (2G) / Up to 13.5 days (3G)
• Talktime
  Up to 4.7 hours (2G) / Up to 6.8 hours (3G)

Messaging

• SMS
  Yes
• MMS
  Yes
• E-MAIL
  Yes, Push Email

Additional Features

• Received Calls
  Yes
• Phone Book
  Yes, Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields, Photocall
• Dialed Calls
  Yes
• Missed Calls
  Yes

BlackBerry Torch 9860 Review

BlackBerry Torch 9860 is the BlackBerry's gift to multimedia addicts. Powered with 1.2 GHz processor the smartphones seamlessly integrates with BlackBerry 7 OS and Liquid Graphics to offer an unbeatable experience of gaming, surfing, socializing and watching videos with smoother multi-tasking and navigation. A spectacular 3.7 inch touch screen is quite a big screen by the standards of BlackBerry smartphones.  The BlackBerry Torch 9860 has a 1.2GHz processor, 768MB of RAM and 4 GB of user-accessible storage. This can be expanded with microSD card, although its slightly disturbing to remove the battery to be able to access the card slot. User can capture life's happy surprises with 720p HD video which can be relived over and over again. The BlackBerry Torch 9860 owns a 5MP camera to shoot amazing photos with face detection, 4x zoom and image stabilization, making it a picture perfect phone. The BlackBerry Torch 9860 comes with connectivity options like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS along with quad-band GSM and HSPA mobile broadband network. It can make life more lively with stunning reality apps like the WikiTude World Browser to learn about the surroundings in real-time. Can't believe but Torch 9860 misses out on front camera and FM Radio, but for those who like to use BB services, enjoy surfing and watching YouTube on the move, this smartphone can do wonders.

Overall Review

Despite a few failures that Research In Motion (RIM) had to face with the touchscreen based Storm series, they never backed out from the league. Showing complete effort in the keyless category with their ‘Torch’ family, Blackberry Torch 9860 is their latest launch. The phone was announced on August 3, 2011. The Torch family was started by Torch 9800 in the late spring of 2010 and the phone was marketed as “the best blackberry ever”. The phone did make a huge impact on the market and since then the legacy is continued. The current flagship is held by Torch 9860. After a long wait, Blackberry has finally launched a proper touchscreen phone and this phone, apart from being designed as a typical blackberry that are totally business oriented, also offers a bundle of multimedia features. The phone is supported by the Blackberry’s latest OS 7. Blackberry’s QWERTY keyboards are definitely best among all the phones, but you will surely not miss the keyboard in this one due to the presence of an excellent touchscreen and the trademark track pad. After a disappointing impact of the Storm range on the market, Torch 9860 has a massive point to prove in the market. With the rocky phase of Blackberry going on in the market, this phone has to provide stability and bring back RIM on track.