14 DAY TRIAL // Christmas holidays have come earlier for Bell and Virgin Mobile customers, as both carriers are retailing the red color version of Blackberry Torch 9800. While specs and prices are the same, the reddish Torch 9800 would make a fine Christmas gift
Bell is offering the red Blackberry Torch 9800 for as low as $179.95 with a 3-year contract or $599.95 without any plan. Virgin Mobile customers can purchase the smartphone for the same $599.95 free of contract or for just $179.99 with the “Supertab” plan.
Blackberry Torch 9800 is powered by a 624 MHz processor and runs on the Blackberry 6.0 platform, which introduces a new touch interface, full web browser and Universal Search.
The slider offers users an enhanced multimedia experience thanks to its 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colors and 360 x 480 pixels resolution.
Advanced messaging is another area where the Torch 9800 excels thanks to its full QWERTY keyboard and BlackBerry Push technology.
Other key features of the smartphone include: optical trackpad, multi-touch input method, proximity sensor for auto turn-off, 3.5 mm audio jack, HSDPA and HSUPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP support, 4 GB internal memory, 512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM and microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB, 4GB card included).
Users can take decent pictures, as the smartphone sports a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, continuous auto-focus, image stabilization and video capabilities (VGA@24fps).
The phone is packed with AT&T services such as AT&T Maps, Ypmobile, AT&T Social Net, Instant Messaging, AT&T FamilyMap, Loopt, WHERE, AllSport GPS, AT&T Music, Mobile Video, Mobile Banking, Preloaded Games.
Blackberry Torch 9800 measures 111 x 62 x 14.6 mm and weighs 161g (battery included). The phone drains its power from a Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery rated by the manufacturer for up to 432 hours standby (up to 336 hours for 3G) or 5 hours 30 minutes talk time (up 5 hours 40 minutes for 3G).
