Blackberry’s traditional strength has been enterprise-level email, calendar, contacts and tasks; and its full synchronization with Microsoft Exchange applications have made it a powerhouse among the corporate staff and executives.  In recent times, however, RIM has attempted to reach out to users who primarily want a smartphone for text and instant messaging.  The answer to this is the RIM Blackberry Torch 9800.  Very popular among buyers is the Blackberry Torch 9800 unlocked which is perfect for those traveling abroad.

Powerful Features

Blackberry Torch 9800

The standout feature of the blackberry torch phone is its combination of a full touchscreen with a full QWERTY keyboard.  RIM’s experience with making good quality keyboards means that the Torch 9800 is excellent for email, texting and IM.

The Torch’s media savvy features incorporate movies, music and camera apps that users can quickly set up with easy-to-navigate menu options.  With excellent music quality and support for almost all audio formats, this application is a favorite with users.  Video playback is smooth; a nice feature is that as the video plays, all controls slide off the screen enabling easy video watching without controls cluttering your view.  The Torch uses a 5 MP camera with flash and a dedicated shutter button that delivers great quality pictures, especially those in natural light.

A BlackBerry Torch 9800 Review is not complete without a mention of its battery life, at 5.5 hours of talk time and 29 hours of audio playback, one of the best of its kind.  All said, the Torch is a good buy and fully delivers on its claims.  With an unlocked Blackberry Torch, you can also subscribe to any GSM network.

On August 29, 2011, the team over at Rim Software have finally answered our prayers and unveiled the new Blackberry Torch 9860 complete with a touchscreen. Like any longtime fan of the Blackberry brand, I have been waiting forever for one that has touchscreen capabilities, and I’m equally delighted that it comes with a 3”7 inch screen. But in the interest of fairness I will give the phone an in-depth review instead of arbitrarily declaring it to be the best Blackberry ever.

BlackBerry Torch 9860 in Black

The 9860 is fairly similar to its competitors when it comes to size. The exact measurements are 120 x 62 x 11.5mm which means that it is slightly larger than some other smartphones, a fact I appreciate since most of the space was used for the Blackberry touchscreen. It has a hip and stylish appearance overall, though it does lose a bit of its aesthetic quality from the raised buttons at the bottom.

It’s also notable that the new Torch comes with 768MB of memory and 4GB of storage space. This is great news for both application developers, and those who avidly use free Blackberry applications. Granted the use of too many applications and media software may push the battery life down. However the 9860 has a battery life on par with the rest of the Blackberry family so it should not be a significant issue unless you habitually forget to charge your phone.

BlackBerry Torch 9860

In terms of software, Rim has conducted a major overhaul of the Blackberry OS. The result is a much more user friendly program that cuts out many of the annoying features and inefficiencies of the previous iterations. As a result it adds a big boost to the usefulness of the 9860.

The list of specs and features of the Blackberry Torch 9860 includes:

• 3”7 inch touchscreen with a 480 x 800 resolution
• Complete compatibility with mp3 files
• 5 mega pixel camera with a resolution of 2592×1944
• Li-Ion 1230 MAH standard battery
• Operates with Blackberry OS 7
• 4GB of storage along with  768 MB RAM
• Supports Java applications

When you consider that the Blackberry Torch 9860 is only $599.00 compared with the iPhone 4’s price tag of $749.00 it makes the device a steal. So is the 9860 the best Blackberry ever? Well, I know better than to make such broad statements…but if you buy the Blackberry 9860 I think you will be well-satisfied with your purchase.