The Canadian business that manufactures Blackberry devices is preparing to release the Blackberry Torch 9800 in August. The Blackberry Torch 9800 will release on the AT and T network on Aug. 12, 2010. New features that have been built to the Blackberry Touch have some customers excited, but reviewers do not seem happy.
The basics of the Blackberry Torch 9800
The features that Blackberries are loved for have been maintained within the Torch 9800. A slider houses the QWERTY keyboard. Messaging and web browsing features are updated. There is a very similar look, feel, size, and weight between the Blackberry Torch and previous models. The full-featured security that Blackberry phones are loved for have also been put in place.
New updates on the Blackberry Torch 9800
The biggest selling point of the Blackberry Torch 9800 is going to be the new Blackberry 6 operating system. This update involves features that Blackberry users have been asking for. Universal search and social networking have been built in. Data usage is kept to a minimum with the new WebKit browser, supposedly. The Blackberry App Store comes pre-loaded on the Blackberry Torch 9800, allowing you to customize the phone easily.
Blackberry Torch 9800 reviews and concerns
Though the Blackberry Torch 9800 integrates many requested updates, RIM may very well discover itself nevertheless fighting for life in the Smartphone market. The Blackberry is and has always been designed and developed for business and government use — strong security and no-frills interfaces. The Blackberry Torch 9800 seems to be courting more of the consumer market. The new Blackberry Torch 9800 has a tiny screen with low resolution, though, and an email interface that is reportedly very clunky. These together may prove to be the downfall of this Smartphone maker, although they really started the Smartphone movement.
