The Blackberry Torch Offers An Impressive Array Of Features

Oct 21
08:06

2010

Chris Westley

Chris Westley

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If you are looking for a Smartphone which does it all, Blackberry just might have the answer. The Blackberry 9800 Torch is a feature rich Smartphone which combines both a touchscreen and a slide out QWERTY keyboard. Its features include a 5 mega pixel digital camera, Wi-Fi Internet connectivity and the new Blackberry 0S 6.0.

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Measuring 111x 62x 14.6 mm it is relatively compact and lightweight at 161 g.  The touchscreen aspect of the phone is in the shape of a 3.2 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen which features a pixel resolution of 360x 480 which is capable of displaying up to 16M colours.  This is great for viewing photos and videos thanks to the display quality.  The slide out QWERTY keyboard offers an efficient method of entering text which is ideal for those more prolific text message or email users,The Blackberry Torch Offers An Impressive Array Of Features Articles or simply those who prefer to use a physical keyboard.

 

Both vibration and ringing are utilised in order to alert users to incoming calls and messages with the added bonus of supporting MP3 ringtones, resulting in an aspects of the phone which can be customised.  Carrying out handsfree calls a simple thanks to a built in speakerphone system as well as a 3.5 mm headset socket which can be used for both handsfree headsets as well as earphones for listening to music via the internal media player.  The media player is versatile and the fact that it supports a whole host of different music and video file formats.  In addition to this, there is also a number of pre-installed games (with access to a library of downloadable games) to keep users entertained, whilst social networking fans are catered for thanks to social feeds.

 

The blackberry brand is renowned for its comprehensive connectivity features, and the Blackberry Torch is no different.  Class 10 versions of both EDGE & GPRS provide the handset with its connections to the relevant cellular networks, whilst an HSDPA connection allows users to browse the web in areas covered by 3G.  A faster Internet connection can be attained thanks to Wi-Fi connectivity whenever local Wireless Networks are available.  To connect to other devices, both Bluetooth and micro USB connections are included.

 

The Blackberry Torch is equipped with a handy 5 mega pixel camera which does a great job of taking high quality still images thanks in no small part to the inclusion of Autofocus, LED flash and image stabilisation.  Should users wish to shoot video footage, they have this option is the camera is also capable of shooting VGA quality footage at a rate of 24 frames per second.

 

Blackberry handsets are well known as a choice for business professionals thanks to their ability to view the front door connect types.  The Blackberry Torch features a document viewer which is compatible with Microsoft Office documents including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.  There are additional productivity tools in the form of an organiser as well as voice memo recorder, meaning the Blackberry Torch is an ideal companion for staying productive even when out of the office.

 

The Blackberry Torch is an ideal choice for many types of user ranging from social networking and multimedia fans 3G the business professional.  With software which is equally as impressive as the hardware, it is hard to find anything to dislike about this versatile Smartphone.