14 DAY TRIAL // Delayed last week, TELUS BlackBerry Torch 9860 has just hit shelves for $99.99 with a new three-year agreement.
The all-touch BlackBerry Torch 9860 features the largest touchscreen display ever embedded into a BlackBerry smartphone.
With the addition of the Torch 9860 to its portfolio TELUS is now offering all three BlackBerry 7 smartphones announced at the beginning of the month.
BlackBerry Torch 9810 and Bold 9900 are also available from TELUS, both available for the same $99.99 price tag with a new three-year agreement.
The phone comes with a brilliant 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen display that supports 16 million colors and 480 x 800 pixels resolution.
Optical trackpad, proximity sensor for auto-turn off, and accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate are included as well, along with a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, image stabilization, face detection and 720p HD video recording capabilities.
With Blackberry 7 OS and Liquid Graphics on board, users are provided with a rich multi-media and vivid gaming experience. In this regard, the handset features a built-in digital compass and Open GL for improved gaming.
In addition, Torch 9860 comes bundled with an improved browser, allowing for faster web browsing.
Furthermore, the smartphone is powered by a 1.2 GHz processor and packs 8 GB of internal storage, 768 MB RAM, as well as microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB).
BlackBerry Travel helps you plan, book, manage and share your travel itinerary right from your smartphone.
The Torch 9860 offers users the full array of connectivity options, including: Push Email, GPS with A-GPS support (BlackBerry maps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP support.
Customers who want to commit to a short term contract can purchase TELUS Torch 9860 for $449.99 on a 2-year term or $499.99 on a 1 year term. The no-contract price tag for the smartphone is $549.99.
