14 DAY TRIAL // AT&T has just made available two additional color schemes for Blackberry Torch, Sunset Red and Pure White. RIM's flagship smartphone was launched back in August through AT&T, but it was only available in Black color
RIM fans that want to spice up their Blackberry experience can now get the Torch in one of the newly available colors for $499.99 without contract or for as low as $99.99 with a two-year contract.
Blackberry Torch 9800 slider is powered by a 624 MHz processor and runs on the Blackberry 6.0 platform. It features a 3.2-inch TFT capacitivetouchscreen with16 million colors and 360 x 480 pixel resolution.
In addition to its full QWERTY keyboard, the device gets the 'standard' spec package for today's smartphones: optical trackpad, multi-touch input method, proximity sensor for auto turn-off, 3.5 mm audio jack, 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB, 4GB card included).
The Torch sports a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, continuous auto-focus, image stabilization and video recording capabilities (VGA@24fps). Connectivity tools include: GPRS and EDGE class 10, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP support, microUSB 2.0, GPS with A-GPS support (BlackBerry maps), HSDPA and HSUPA.
The slider measures 111 x 62 x 14.6 mm and weighs 161g (battery included). It drains power from a Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery rated by the manufacturer for 432 hours standby (336 hours for 3G) or 5 hours and 30 minutes talk time (5 hours and 40 minutes for 3G.
The main downsides of the smartphone are the lack of a document editing app without a paid upgrade, no flash for the web browser and no email support or BlackBerry maps without BlackBerry Internet Service account.
As a side note, Blackberry Torch 9800 is the first RIM smartphone to include a touch screen, a physical QWERTY keyboard and slide form factor in the same package.
