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BlackBerry Torch 9860

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User ratings:
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3 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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Pros

  • a new touchscreen experience and better specs across the board
  • Pages load quickly and render well
  • Image quality is surprisingly decent when

Cons

  • this time RIM are not beating the drum
  • Keyless
  • Does BlackBerry Torch 9860 have fast charging

Key specs

  • 5 Mpx
  • 3.7 in
  • 800, 480 px
  • 252 ppi
  • 1230 mAh
  • Single-core

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BlackBerry Torch 9860 - Pros & Cons

BlackBerry Torch 9860

Pros

  • a new touchscreen experience and better specs across the board
  • Pages load quickly and render well
  • Image quality is surprisingly decent when
  • Images appear crisp and well-defined
  • Impressive display quality - crisp
  • vivid and adequate brightness levels
  • fast
  • light and well designed
  • The new chipset makes using the 9860 pretty awesome
  • amazing clarity and everything looks bright and bold
  • great as things were super clear and overall the audio was good

Cons

  • this time RIM are not beating the drum
  • Keyless
  • Does BlackBerry Torch 9860 have fast charging
  • it does not support wireless charging
  • Does BlackBerry Torch 9860 have Google Play Services
  • Does BlackBerry Torch 9860 have wireless charging
  • it does not support 5GIs BlackBerry Torch 9860 waterproof
  • the flash does have a tendency to bleach out shots with white light
  • dual-core processors are unnecessary in mobile phones
  • BlackBerry 7 OS could struggle to compete with Android and iOS
  • button-based interfaces are slowly losing their popularity

BlackBerry Torch 9860 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3.7 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
1230 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
252 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.2 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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BlackBerry Torch 9860 - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemBlackBerry 7
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8655
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 205
RAM memory768 MB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
Digital zoomyes
Face detectionyes
Geo-taggingyes
LED Flashyes
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Design
Colour of productBlack
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Digital compassyes
Ambient light sensoryes
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Connectivity
Sim card sizeMini-SIM
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
NFCyes
Charging connectionUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
USB version2.0
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Battery
Replaceable batteryyes
Battery typeLithium ion
Battery capacity1230.0 mAh
Standby time324.0 h
Talk time7.0 h
Fast chargingno
Wireless charging no
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Display
Screen size3.7 in
Touchscreenyes
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px
Pixel density252.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
HDRno
Multi touchyes
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Storage
Internal storage4 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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Dimensions
Height4.72 in
Width2.44 in
Depth0.45 in
Weight4.76 oz
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Other features
Built-in stereo speakersyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSDPA
Navigation systemA-GPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
UMTS frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEno

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BlackBerry Torch 9860 BlackBerry - Editorial Reviews (7)

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BlackBerry Torch 9860 Review: BlackBerry Torch 9860
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Review: BlackBerry Torch 9860

BlackBerry Torch 9860MRP: Rs 28,500Street Price (As On 21-Nov-2011): Rs 28,000 (Saholic.com; Flipkart.com)A BlackBerry without a QWERTY keypad sounds as weird as a Bollywood movie without a song. It seems like the 9860 wants to challenge touchscreen...

BlackBerry Torch 9860 RIM BlackBerry Torch 9860 review | IT PRO
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Published: 27.10.2011
RIM BlackBerry Torch 9860 review | IT PRO
4.0

RIM takes another stab at a touchscreen-only smartphone, but has the Torch 9860 caught up with the competition or has it already fallen behind the pack? Julian Prokaza finds out in our review.

BlackBerry Torch 9860 BlackBerry Torch 9860 review: Keyless, not clueless
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GSMArena.com
Published: 29.09.2011
BlackBerry Torch 9860 review: Keyless, not clueless

No QWERTY keyboard, no SurePress clickable screen gimmickry, the BlackBerry Torch 9860 is taking the plunge. Not the first time that RIM are venturing...

BlackBerry Torch 9860 BlackBerry Torch 9860 review
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TechRadar
Published: 06.09.2011
BlackBerry Torch 9860 review
3.0

Does RIM's first proper all-touch smartphone shine?

BlackBerry Torch 9860 BlackBerry Torch 9860 Review
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CrackBerry
Published: 16.08.2011
BlackBerry Torch 9860 Review

"The BlackBerry Torch 9860 is a great media and web browsing device. With its smooth design and snappy processor, fans of touchscreen devices will eat it up, but those that rely on heavy messaging may want to pass for a full QWERTY device."

BlackBerry Torch 9860 BlackBerry Torch 9860
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CNET
Published: 18.11.2011
BlackBerry Torch 9860

With a large, responsive touchscreen and a powerful processor, the BlackBerry Torch 9860 looks like a great bit of hardware. We do have reservations about the software, though.

BlackBerry Torch 9860 Blackberry Torch 9860 Review
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Published: 25.11.2011
Blackberry Torch 9860 Review
3.5

Read the in depth Review of Blackberry Torch 9860 Mobile Phones. Know detailed info about Blackberry Torch 9860 configuration, design and performance quality along with pros & cons, Digit rating, verdict based on user opinions/feedback.