The BlackBerry Torch � 9860 [PC Supporter Review]

Carrying the Torch for TouchScreens uk.blackberry.com [PC Supporter]

If anyone ever tells you that BlackBerrys are useless without QWERTY keypads, smack them around the face with BlackBerry Torch 9860 and then sit them down for a lesson to tell him how to type a TouchScreen Typing. The BlackBerry Torch 9860 (3.7in � 800 x 480) LCD touchscreen is the biggest of any BlackBerry yet. While a 5 Mega Pixel camera with 720p video recording puts it on a level, photographically speaking, with the iPhone 4. Then there�s the fact that, when it comes to communications, the Torch makes email on other devices look like the mobile equivalent of cave painting.

QWERTY is dead; long live the TouchScreen.

� BlackBerrys aren�t renowned for their raw power, but with more pixels to push and more apps to run, the BlackBerry Torch 9860 has been fitted with a 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor.

� BlackBerry Balance effectively divides your phone in half, keeping personal content separate and preventing inadvertent sharing of work stuff on social networks.

� The BlackBerry Torch 9860 might have lost the QWERTY but it can�t completely ditch the buttons. It still comes with a Bold-style optical trackpad, and navigation and call-answering keys.

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