BlackBerry Torch 9860
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Before its recent much-publicised service outage , RIM announced a range of new smartphones running version 7 of the BlackBerry OS . We've already looked at the Bold 9900 and the slider-format Torch 9810 . Now it's the turn of the most widely anticipated new handset — the large-screen, keyboard-free Torch 9860 . RIM has stumbled with this format in the past. Has it overcome the problems this time round?
Design
With no keyboard at all, you might be forgiven for not recognising the Torch 9860 as a RIM device — at least at first glance. However, beneath the screen are four familiar buttons: Call, End (the latter doubling as the on/off switch), Back and the distinctive BlackBerry menu button inside. In the centre of this quartet is the small optical touchpad that's graced recent BlackBerry smartphones.
The Torch 9860 is a solidly built handset with a large metal backplate and tough front screen bezel and sides. At 135g it's not heavy, nor is it oversized at 120mm by 62mm by 11.5mm. The top and bottom edges are tapered, which gives the device an attractive look but rules out any ports or connectors.
Source: ZDNet UK