New Blackberry Torch Touch 2011 Preview + Giveaway

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The BlackBerry Torch, or 9800 for those keeping track of the numbers, brings with it a design we don't see too often in mobile phone handsets - the full QWERTY vertical touchscreen slider. The most notable device of this design in recent times was the Palm Pre which was considerably smaller. The design means that things are going to get big once you open the screen up. Sitting a 3.2-inch screen above a BlackBerry keyboard means the Torch is 148mm tall when opened. For those not savvy with millimetres, that's nearly 15cm, almost 6 inches. That's a size that no one will miss when you whip it out on the train.

We can understand why RIM have created the Torch: it preserves what some say is their greatest feature - the keyboard - whilst opening up the option of touch as well. It also departs from the much criticised touch systems of the Storm handsets and should be the best of both words. As such, the BlackBerry Torch isn't being launched with the words "business" or "enterprise" anywhere near it. The highlighted features on the BlackBerry website are the camera, the browser, multimedia and social feeds. It's being positioned as a consumer device, or at least to have consumer appeal. In this review we are looking at both the hardware and some of the features of BlackBerry 6, so it is rather long.

With the screen closed the Torch is 111mm tall, fairly average for a smartphone, but both wide and thick, measuring 62mm and 14.6mm respectively. But that's not the be all and end all when there are smartphones on the market with 4-inch screens: the world is thinking big these days. The weight of 161g is on the heavy side, but isn't uncomfortable to carry around.

Taking in the design, it looks every inch the BlackBerry. You'll find the same touches around the handset that you will across the other handsets from RIM, the black rubberised side keys, the same use of panels and trim. It's not an unattractive device, in fact we like its chunky looks, but it isn't as refined as some of the neat QWERTY side-sliders we've seen around, like the HTC Desire Z.

With any sort of sliding handset it is important to ensure that the slide mechanism is up to the job and that the two halves of the device have been designed to sit happily whether open or closed. The BlackBerry Torch is almost there, let down by a degree of movement when you press on the display when closed. The result is that the display seems to bounce a little as you type, especially if you have a heavy finger action.

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[kobster77dabeat]

how do i enter for the giveaway?

[blacky4071]

@kobster77dabeat Click on the link and submit your email.

[beautyqueen4lyf97]

ENTER ME

[MissKyoko91]

Its okay. ^^

[davidcoady91]

i thought the torch used edge not 3g?