BlackBerry Torch 9800

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 is a trendy mobile with a sturdy build and scores high as regards usability, functionality and all round appeal of a typical high end smart phone. It is a well constructed phone for the Blackberry faithful and there are plenty of functions to be excited about.

The Torch is well made and supports all the hand gestures you had hoped for in the new touch screen interface which is well optimized for touch. You get a fabulous touch screen experience, including the on screen keyboard. The touch screen features allow you to pinch and zoom using your fingers or launch your applications much quicker.

The combined touch-qwerty experience is a delight and you can seamlessly switch between using the touch screen, track pad and keyboard interfaces selecting each for most effective actions. The new web browser operates quickly and efficiently and you can open websites with multiple tabbed browsing.

Another feature which is great in the new Blackberry Torch is the home screen which can move left to right or up and down. You can even customize the screen to your liking. There is a favorites icon section which you can customize according to your preferences. Another addition is the Universal Search feature which lets you search everything on your smart phone and the web too as you get links to Google and other sources. You can see all your social networking feeds and update it as well. In the media features, there is an inbuilt YouTube application and much more. There is gold standard direct email delivery that is fast, efficient and secure and connects to Facebook and Twitter. Other user friendly features on this phone include quick launch of applications, great call quality and quick access to settings.

Torch 9800

The Blackberry Torch 9800 will make you spoilt for choice in the ways you can use it. With 802.11 Wi-Fi and 512MB of memory and 4GB micro SD memory upgradable card, the phone offers convenience and plenty of pluses for the user. It is a high end power phone targeted at consumers who need to use most of its features on a day to day basis.

The cost to pre-order BlackBerry Torch 9800 on Pay and Go (Sim-Free) has been set at £485.00, for a UK release on October 11th 2010, on Amazon.co.uk. You can buy the latest high end BlackBerry Torch 9800 in a monthly deal for 24 months at £35 on Three Mobile which includes 1gb of internet data (recommended deal), or 500 Mb internet and unlimited text with 600 minutes on Orange. Vodafone will also stock the BlackBerry 9800. Written on September 7th 2010