BlackBerry Torch 9800

The Blackberry Torch 9800 features a full HTML browser with pinch-to-zoom technology and tabbed browsing for convenience. The 3.2-inch screen is vibrant and bright and is hugely responsive, reacting to every slight touch. The touch screen is quite easy to navigate and read and the virtual interface allows to you type in portrait or landscape, while the full slide-out QWERTY keyboard makes typing a breeze.

 

BlackBerry OS 6.0 runs seamlessly, there's no lag when you're switching between applications or scrolling through the homescreens. It's an impressive set of tools and it's all set out beautifully. In fact, there's not much of the old clunky-looking OS remaining on the whole of the BlackBerry 9800 Torch.The homescreen has been completely re-mastered. There are five you can scroll through by swiping through them. There are various toolbars that make orgainising your phone a dream, these all feel a little Android-like, but it also means everything is easy to see and control from one place. 
 

Tap and hold any link and up pops a menu. You can opt to open the link, open the link in a new tab (yes, there's tabbed browsing on the BlackBerry 6 browser), bookmark the link, send the link to a friend, copy the link to the clipboard, forward, refresh, switch application or go to the full menu. Social Feeds is another high point on BlackBerry OS 6. Previously you could access Facebook and Twitter separately, but the Social Feeds brings them all together in one application. 
 

In terms of media, the BlackBerry Torch 9800 features a 5-megapixel camera, with autofocus and flash. The multimedia features of the Torch 9800 stretch far and wide. There is a podcast tool the allows you to download podcasts using BlackBerry Media Sync. The music player displays cover art with track details and an easy to use music player interface below the cover art. There's also a 3.5mm jack for headphones on the side on the Torch.  
 

Battery life on the BlackBerry Torch is tip top, as you'd expect from a RIM device, quoted standby is 336 hours. The BlackBerry Torch may be slightly bigger device 111x62x14.6mm, but it has shot to the top of the BlackBerry chart. It offers everything you want from a phone, appealing to both touchscreen and hardware Qwerty fans.