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BlackBerry Torch 9800 - Slide Touch Smartphone Reviews

The first BlackBerry smartphone to feature the highly anticipated BlackBerry 6 OS, the BlackBerry Torch 9800 - Slide Touch Smartphone offers a unique design that features a hi-resolution touchscreen display, slide-down full QWERTY keyboard, and optical trackpad. Packed with business tools as well as socially connected apps, the BlackBerry Torch 9800 - Slide Touch Smartphone also provides a desktop-like browsing experience via its 3.2-inch touchscreen, which enables you to navigate quickly through full-page views, multitask with tabbed browsing, and see the details with Pinch to Zoom.

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BlackBerry Torch 9800 - Slide Touch Smartphone (AT&T) Description

The intuitive new BlackBerry 6 OS includes a rich graphical interface and new touch menus for quick access to your next action or needed application (learn more below). It includes a set of pre-loaded apps to get you started, including Bloomberg, ESPN, The Weather Channel, and Slacker Radio content in addition to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and more. It also includes Universal Search, group messaging for collaboration, and AT&T's Web Video Search--a unique new app that searches video content from over 70 major Internet video Web sites.

Enabled for use on AT&T's lightning quick HSPDA 3G network, you'll be able to easily access the Internet as well as quickly download video, music, and more. Additionally, with AT&T's 3G network, you can make a call while simultaneously receiving picture/text messages and email, or viewing Web pages. This GPS-enabled phone can access the AT&T Navigator service for turn-by-turn directions. See more details on optional AT&T services below.

And with its built-in Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11 b/g/n), you'll be able to access home and business networks, as well as enjoy seamless connectivity at over 20,000 AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots, for no additional cost (with qualifying AT&T smartphone plan).

In addition to its advanced messaging capabilities and access to business and productivity applications, the BlackBerry Torch 9800 - Slide Touch Smartphone also includes a 5-megapixel camera/camcorder with continuous auto focus and image stabilization. It comes with 4 GB of internal storage plus an included 4 GB microSD memory card for 8 GB of storage right out of the box. Other features include Bluetooth for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, media sync capabilities with iTunes and Windows Media Player desktop software, and up to 5.8 hours of talk time.

Key Features

• Tri-band 3G connectivity via AT&T's HSDPA/UMTS network (850/1900/2100 MHz bands; 3.6/7.2 Mbps speeds with network availability) and quad-band EDGE support for the option of voice service in more than 220 countries; data service in more than 195 countries and 3G connectivity in more than 125 countries--including Japan and South Korea.
• Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n) for accessing home and corporate networks as well as hotspots while on the go. Connect for free using one of over 20,000 AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots nationwide (requires qualifying AT&T smartphone plan).
• GPS navigation capabilities via AT&T Navigator service include audible turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic updates, and re-routing options.
• 3.2-inch touch-enabled display with 360 x 480-pixel resolution, 65K color depth, light sensor, proximity detection, and accelerometer
• 35-key full QWERTY backlit slide-out keyboard designed to feel optimally balanced when open for typing.
• Optical trackpad makes navigation fast and smooth
• BlackBerry 6 OS retains the familiar BlackBerry features while adding fresh, powerful new tools to your mobile communications arsenal.
• Support for BlackBerry App World featuring a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones. Categories include travel, productivity, entertainment, games, social networking and sharing, news and weather, and more.
• Powerful 624 Mhz processor
• 5-megapixel camera with flash, continuous auto focus, image stabilization, scene modes, geo-tagging, and zoom
• Video capture capabilities at up to 640 x 480-pixel resolution
• Multi-format digital media player compatible with Windows Media DRM 10 for music and video plus MP3, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, FLAC, MPEG4, and H.264.
• Wi-Fi Music Sync allows you to view your entire iTunes or Windows Media Player music libraries, create and edit playlists, and select music for download. When connected to the home Wi-Fi network (or via USB), the changes are synced with iTunes or Windows Media Player and the songs are automatically downloaded to the smartphone.
• Bluetooth connectivity (version 2.1) includes profiles for communication headset, hands-free car kits, and the A2DP Bluetooth profile--enabling you to wirelessly stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones or speaker dock.
• 4 GB internal storage
• Memory expansion via microSD card slot with support for optional cards up to 32 GB.
• Integrated access to the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace
• Text and multimedia messaging includes group messaging with "reply all" functionality for up to 10 contacts plus new Locations feature.
• Rich WebKit-based browser renders HTML web pages (as well as HTML email) quickly and features tabs for accessing multiple sites simultaneously. You can also double-tap to zoom, intelligently wrapping text in a column while maintaining the placement of key elements.
• Voice activated dialing
• 3.5mm stereo headset jack

Vital Statistics

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 - Slide Touch Smartphone weighs 5.68 ounces and measures 4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 inches when closed (5.8 x 2.44 x 0.57 inches when open). Its 1300 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 5.8 hours of talk time, and up to 432 hours (18 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as AT&T's dual-band 3G network (850/1900 MHz; HSDPA/UMTS) plus 2100 MHz overseas 3G networks.

What's in the Box

BlackBerry Torch 9800 - Slide Touch Smartphone handset, rechargeable battery, charger, 4 GB microSD memory card, wired stereo hands-free headset, USB cable, polishing cloth, quick start guide, BlackBerry User Tools CD-ROM

BlackBerry 6 OS

The BlackBerry 6 OS features a redesigned interface that seamlessly works with both touchscreen and trackpad, includes expanded messaging capabilities with intuitive features to simplify the management of social networking and RSS feeds (Social Feeds), and provides integrated access to the BlackBerry Torch 9800 - Slide Touch Smartphone Messenger (BBM), Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and a variety of instant messaging applications. And its enhanced multimedia experience includes a dedicated YouTube app and Podcasts app.
Advanced Messaging

Messaging has always been a core element of the BlackBerry smartphone experience. With BlackBerry Torch 9800 - Slide Touch Smartphone's push email technology, your email will find you without having to initiate a connection. And with the new Text Messages application on the BlackBerry Torch 9800 - Slide Touch Smartphone, with support for AT&T's next-generation messaging experience, you'll enjoy group messaging with "reply all" functionality for up to 10 contacts and AT&T's Locations feature.

Locations lets you easily search for points of interest, businesses, and even the your own location, and insert this information directly into a message--all without leaving the messaging application. Using group messaging and locations together, you can arrange to meet a group of friends easily by sending one message to all of them, discussing together where to meet and then sending a map in one threaded conversation.

Rich PC-like Web Browsing

Enjoy a full-fidelity, desktop-like browsing experience with the revamped BlackBerry Web browser, which includes intuitive motions like pinching and zooming, and tabs that let you swap between multiple Web pages.
Universal Search

Looking for something? The new universal search feature scans your folders, apps, Internet, email, music, videos, and more all in one search and doesn't stop until it finds what you're looking for.
Multitasking Made Easy

Multitasking is just another one of those things BlackBerry Torch 9800 - Slide Touch Smartphone has been doing right from the beginning. Now Research In Motion (RIM) has gone a step above with multi-connectivity, meaning your apps stay connected whether you're using them or not. Regardless of what you're doing, emails, messages, updates, and notifications keep coming through.
All Media, All The Time

With BlackBerry 6, the multimedia experience has been completely overhauled, enabling you to carry, watch and share your videos, pictures, files, and more. With Remote Media Sync you can now access your home music library right from your BlackBerry Torch 9800 - Slide Touch Smartphone. Scrolling through your music is as easy as swiping through album art, and you can watch and subscribe to podcasts that are pushed to you as soon as they become available.
Corporate Connections

For corporate users, this BlackBerry Torch 9800 - Slide Touch Smartphone device delivers all the enterprise email and messaging capabilities you've come to expect. It's supported on the BlackBerry Torch 9800 - Slide Touch Smartphone Internet Service, giving you access to up to 10 work or personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts), as well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server, enabling advanced security and IT administration within IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange, and Novell GroupWise environments.

AT&T Services

High-speed data connectivity via AT&T's 3G mobile broadband data network: The dual-band 850/1900 MHz 3G network provides up to 3.6/7.2 Mbps of download speed, making it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless multimedia services, and it gives you the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services. Additionally, this phone is compatible with 2100 MHz 3G networks found in international territories. (For use outside the United States, an AT&T international data plan is recommended.) When traveling outside the U.S., you can enjoy wireless voice coverage in more than 215 countries, and wireless data coverage in more than 185 countries, as well as access ultra-fast 3G mobile broadband services in more than 100 countries. In areas where the 3G network is not available, you'll continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, which offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps, it's fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services, including full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.

The full-featured, premium AT&T Navigator GPS navigation application includes audible turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic updates and re-routing options, and 3D moving maps (additional charges applicable). AT&T Navigator offers several other features to make your commute more enjoyable and reliable, including mobile access to Yellowpages.com. Additionally, AT&T Navigator is the only mobile phone-based GPS service that provides integrated speech recognition for address entry and points of interest search.

AT&T Mobile Music enables you to buy tracks while on the go, access the Napster and eMusic subscription music services, stream music video, discover what's playing with Music ID song-recognition software, and find out what's hot with The Buzz music news portal.

AT&T's Video Share service enables you to send a live, one-way video stream to another compatible phone during a standard voice call. The service also allows you to switch the direction of the video stream during the same phone call. (Customers must be in an area served by the company's 3G network and have a Video Share-enabled phone.) While using Video Share with family and friends is a fun way to communicate, it's also very useful for business. For example, a majority of users in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries rated the ability to share live video through Video Share highly, according to research commissioned by AT&T. Video Share lets you see progress on a job site or review the day's work without having to drive from an office or other site to do so.

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Customer Reviews

Super Blackberry hybrid touchscreen, September 30, 2010

This phone is a Blackberry with a screen twice the size of a normal device. You can use it as a conventional Blackberry with all of the same buttons and a virtual trackball, or you can use it as a touchscreen, or both. It plays amazing videos, has amazing internet, and takes amazing photos. All of that coupled with legendary Blackberry office and PDA type software. An amazing device.

- Battery is great, but you will have to adjust some settings to optimize the rundown time
- Full internet
- WiFi
- Touch and Trackball/Keypad interface
- Superb PDA functions

Absolutely a great phone. You will not regret buying it! 

Not a good choice for touch phone, September 23, 2010

I'm really a blackberry fan, I received this BB as a B-day gift, the phone really look nice but the phone is really too SLOW, it take too much time to load applications, it freeze a lot when in reconcile with any of your accounts with the 3G network, for any one that wants to get this model I recommend to wait a while until they can correct all this slowness, it really bother to wait to use any application, I guess BB can correct all these negative issues and re-launch a better phone in the future. I'm keeping my bold 9700 as a backup phone just in case... 

Absolutely love it but there is room for some improvement., September 21, 2010

I have previously owned 3 other BB phones: Curve 8300, Curve 8310, Bold 8700. My Bold was fantastic, but I hated the constant resets after taking it out of the holster...don't know the reason, but it was time for a new phone b/c I hated it when that happened. I actually considered switching to an Android phone but decided to give BB one last try...plus, I could NOT give up the keyboard! Verdict after a few weeks' use: the Torch is a fantastic phone and does not deserve all the negative reviews I read online. I'd go so far as to say 'I love it'!

This is not meant to be complete, but here are some things that stand out.
Some pros:
1) The combination touch screen/keyboard is awesome...it is so easy to navigate menus and for emails, typing is a breeze. I can type SO MUCH FASTER with a keyboard than with, say, an iphone's touchscreen. No comparison there! The keyboard is similar to that found on the Bold, so it's familiar. I found that typing on the BB's touchscreen is not so accurate, but I have similar experiences when trying out the iphone. The keyboard alone puts BB on top.
2) The new OS rocks! I love the way apps/icons are organized and it's very customizable and easy to move things around. It does take some time to get used to but overall not too difficult. Changes are seen in just about every app that comes native with the BB.
3) The browser! Wow!! So much better than before. In fact, I used to use Opera Mini before and deleted it now. Well, Opera Mini doesn't work too well on the Torch, but the new BB browser is fantastic!
4) It's still a BB! Email/phone capabilities are still top-notch!
5) Excellent camera (for a phone)
6) Media apps are all improved; picture browser is so much better and loads a lot faster.
7) Social feeds--good if you're one of those facebook/twitter types...it is pretty nice, but I don't use it.
8) So far, no resets experienced, which is a great thing!
9) Forgot one more thing: Universal search rocks!! Just start typing on the keyboard anything...a contact name, phone options, a movie name, a restaurant name....immediately you have icons popping up that let's you choose what program you want opened to get the info you need. It may be a link to your phone options, address book, google search, youtube, poynt, or yellowpages, etc...very handy!

Some cons:
1) The battery does drain rather quickly if wi-fi is left on, but I have it off and the phone lasts days on standby!
2) I had trouble getting wi-fi to work with WPA encryption, but with WEP, it works well...not sure why.
3) The accelerometer is a bit sensitive. Would be nice to be able to lock orientation (which you can do with a 3rd party app, but it doesn't always work).
4) Google maps---ok, not a BB problem, but why can't there be pinch to zoom? To zoom in or out, you have to touch magnifying glass icons on the screen (or use keyboard shortcuts). I have not tried BB maps yet.
5) Viigo--doesn't work too well on the Torch, but it's not a BB problem...Viigo needs to update their software. I now use 'Snaptu' for RSS feeds, which is excellent on the Torch.
6) Processor speed could be higher--that would truly make the phone feel zippy, but overall since I'm used to Bold speeds, this isn't a big deal to me. It's not terribly slow at all.

Those are my basic impressions. Hope that provides previous BB users an idea of whether they should continue to stick to BB, and hope it provides new users a general idea of whether to try a BB phone. I'm sure RIM will make another Torch in the future with faster processor speeds to compete with those iphones/android phones. But for now, I'm satisfied! 

Better Blackberry Experience, September 20, 2010

If you are familiar with a blackberry you will feel right at home with this device. I am coming from a Bold 9000 and much of my comparison comes from that. The torch is for those who want the basic functions of a phone/messaging device first and toy apps later. While blackberry devices do not have the thousands and thousands of redundant apps that android and iOS offer, I find that most of the apps on blackberry, though limited, are of higher quality (there are of course exceptions). The browser is much improved and makes using the web on the torch enjoyable. The social feed application that comes with the device is a very nice integrator. I like having all of my feeds (mainly RSS and Facebook) in one place. If you see something that is interesting, just tap on the entry and the proper application opens up showing you more and allowing you to perform some action (like comment). Speaking of integration, common settings are available from the home screen. I have also found that the normal settings screens are more to the point and less cryptic. They are organized into groups. In general, I have an easier time finding the setting that I want to change. The device itself feels like it is built well. The slider is nice and tight. The keyboard has a nice tactile feel. I find that I am using the reduced on-screen portrait keyboard more for texting and short messages. The physical keyboard is a must for me when it comes to website URLs and e-mails. The horizontal onscreen keyboard is ok, there is enough space between the keys, but I still find that once in a while I hit the wrong key. In general, I really like the device; there are some great new features and old ones that are much improved. If you are on the edge of what to buy Android, iOS, or Blackberry I would say that you should weigh out your needs/wants. If you do some research online, you will see that each OS has its pluses and negatives. Just remember that lots of apps do not mean lots of quality. 

I'm really liking this phone, coming from a Bold 9000, September 17, 2010

I've been using a Blackberry Bold 9000 for about 2 years, and decided to upgrade to one of these 2 weeks ago at the $99 price from Amazon. I was a bit worried after reading the press reviews and customer reviews here, but I must say I'm really happy so far. A lot of the issues that folks have griped about are true - it's heavier, the slider has a bit of play, sluggish at times - but none of this has been a bother to me honestly, considering the benefits. The screen and the interface are beautiful and bright, in spite of the fact that it has less pixels than an iPhone. I used it for two days this week at a conference for heavy email/texting/tweeting/calling and found it to be super productive - better than my 9000 with the new browser and larger screen. The physical keyboard is as good as ever, but it takes a while to decide when you are going to use touch vs. buttons.. As a gadget, it's definitely more fun to have around than the Bold. Oh - and I have not had a single lockup yet, and I've installed a few apps.

If you like your old Blackberry and you want to give a touch-screen a try, I think you'll be happy with this one.