BlackBerry Torch 9800 Review
(9800) Score: 46.3 / 100
BlackBerry Torch 9800 is a fair quality BlackBerry cellphone released some years ago, in 2010, featuring a powerful processing unit ticking at 624 megahertz, a 5 mega-pixels back-facing camera and a 3.2-inches touch-screen. We will get a better understanding of this cellphone's specs when we get into deeper details.
The BlackBerry Torch 9800 comes with a good processor running at 624 megahertz with 512 MB RAM. This cellphone counts with a 4 GB internal storage, an average amount that should be considering that this phone also has an external memory slot to store songs, photographs and videos.
Blackberry didn't put much effort to reduce weight in this 5.68 oz cellphone, much heavier than other similar phones. This cellphone is quite thick for today's standards, with a thickness of 0.57". While this phone is as big as 4.37 inches long and 2.44" wide, it only holds a way smaller 3.2" screen.
The BlackBerry Torch 9800 is only equipped with a 5 megapixels back side camera. It can also film videos up to 640x480 (VGA) at 24 fps. The camera also features some good features like auto-focus, flash, geo tagging and digital image stabilization.
This device is equipped with an average 3.2" screen with a 480 x 360 resolution, providing this cellphone with a good graphic quality. Its screen uses TFT capacitive technology, and allows multi-touch for gestures like pinch and zoom.
The BlackBerry Torch 9800 provides wi-fi connection (but it can't be shared with other devices around, acting as a hotspot) and the fastest 3G internet connection, supported by HSDPA, UMTS and EDGE technologies. This cellphone works with a SIM card to use GSM services.
This cellphone packs a 1300 mAh medium capacity Li-Ion replaceable battery, which is quite poor for a phone like this. According to Blackberry, this cellphone has an estimated stand by time of 408 hs and a talk time of 5.5 hours.
This cellphone also includes a few cool characteristics like Bluetooth (2.1) and GPS Geolocation, and some sensors likeLight Sensor and Proximity Sensor.
The BlackBerry Torch 9800 is very overvalued considering it costs 75 dollars, while many similar cellphones are sold for much less than that.
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Specifications
| Device Type: | Phone |
| Brand: | Blackberry |
| Operating System (OS): | BlackBerry 6.0.x |
| Also Known As: | BlackBerry Bold Slider |
| Product code: | 9800 |
| Dimensions: | 4.37 x 2.44 x 0.57 inchesMetric11.1 x 6.2 x 1.45 cmImperial |
| Weight: | 5.68 ouncesMetric161.03 gImperial |
| Release date: | 2010-08-03 |
| Price: | $ 75.00 |
Display | |
| Screen Type: | TFT |
| Size: | 3.2 inchesMetric8.1 cmImperial |
| Resolution: | 360 x 480 pixels |
| Pixel density: | 188 pixels per inchMetric74.02 pixels per cmImperial |
| Touch screen: | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
Hardware | |
| Processor: | Single-Core 624 MHz |
| RAM Memory: | 512 MB |
| Internal Memory: | 4 GB |
| SD Card Slot: | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) |
Battery | |
| Battery type: | Li-Ion |
| Removable: | Yes |
| Capacity: | 1300 mAh |
| Stand-by Time: | 408 hours |
| Talk Time: | 5.5 hours |
Camera | |
| Back camera: | 5 megapixels |
| Flash: | Yes |
| Max video resolution: | 640 x 480 (24 fps) (VGA) |
| Camera features: | Auto-Focus, Digital Image Stabilization and Geo Tagging |
Networks | |
| Wi-Fi: | Yes |
| SIM Card Type: | SIM |
| UMTS Bands: | 850, 900, 1900, 2100 |
| GSM Bands: | 850, 900, 1800, 1900 |
| Technologies: | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
Other Features | |
| Bluetooth: | Version 2.1 |
| GPS: | Yes |
| Sensors: | Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |