RIM has just announced a couple of new BlackBerry Torch, including the earlier BlackBerry Bold 9900. The BlackBerry Torch 9810 is a slider phone that looks like a successor to the first one while the BB Torch 9860 is a full touch screen phone that reminded us of the Blackberry Storm from many years back.
BlackBerry Torch 9810
1.2GHz processor
3.2″ capacitive touch screen @ 480×640 pixels
Optical trackpad
Full qwerty keyboard
8GB internal storage
768MB RAM
up to 32GB via microSD card
HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 w/ A2DP
GPS w/ aGPS support
5MP camera with autofocus and LED flash
NFC support
Li-Ion 1300 mAh
BlackBerry OS 7
The BB Torch 9810 is 11.5mm thin, which is not bad for a touchscreen and slider phone. The Torch 9860 also has the same thickness.
BlackBerry Torch 9860
1.2GHz processor
3.7″ capacitive touch screen @ 480×800 pixels
Optical trackpad
4GB internal storage
768MB RAM
up to 32GB via microSD card
HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 w/ A2DP
GPS w/ aGPS support
5MP camera with autofocus
NFC support
720p video recording
Li-Ion 1230 mAh
BlackBerry OS 7
Aside from the 3.7″ touch screen display, the Torch 9860 also has a touchpad at the bottom with an optical trackpad in the middle.
These new BlackBerry Torch handsets might take some time to arrive in the Philippines (maybe sometime between October to December this year).
I have an brand new blackberry 9810 from the US. Unfortunately the unit hangs and dunno what is the problem. Have to remove the battery to have it function normally again.