BlackBerry Torch 9860 and 9810 announced!

RIM has just announced a couple of new BlackBerry Torch, including the earlier BlackBerry Bold 9900. The BlackBerry Torch 9810 is a slider phone that looks like a successor to the first one while the BB Torch 9860 is a full touch screen phone that reminded us of the Blackberry Storm from many years back.

BlackBerry Torch 9810
1.2GHz processor
3.2″ capacitive touch screen @ 480×640 pixels
Optical trackpad
Full qwerty keyboard
8GB internal storage
768MB RAM
up to 32GB via microSD card
HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 w/ A2DP
GPS w/ aGPS support
5MP camera with autofocus and LED flash
~~NFC support~~
Li-Ion 1300 mAh
BlackBerry OS 7

The BB Torch 9810 is 11.5mm thin, which is not bad for a touchscreen and slider phone. The Torch 9860 also has the same thickness.

BlackBerry Torch 9860
1.2GHz processor
3.7″ capacitive touch screen @ 480×800 pixels
Optical trackpad
4GB internal storage
768MB RAM
up to 32GB via microSD card
HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 w/ A2DP
GPS w/ aGPS support
5MP camera with autofocus
~~NFC support~~
720p video recording
Li-Ion 1230 mAh
BlackBerry OS 7

Aside from the 3.7″ touch screen display, the Torch 9860 also has a touchpad at the bottom with an optical trackpad in the middle.

These new BlackBerry Torch handsets might take some time to arrive in the Philippines (maybe sometime between October to December this year).

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

17 Comments

Rona Soriano says:

13 years ago

I have an brand new blackberry 9810 from the US. Unfortunately the unit hangs and dunno what is the problem. Have to remove the battery to have it function normally again.
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angel026 says:

13 years ago

i bought my 9860 in abu dhabi…and im ssssoooooo happy….no regrets.. Love it so much!
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JoanRojas says:

13 years ago

What store exactly here in the Philippines sells this BBTorch9810?
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iPaz says:

13 years ago

How much this phone estimated mr. Yuga?
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Bryan says:

13 years ago

been waiting for this. been holding back to buy the 9800. i will buy this instead.
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Marvin says:

13 years ago

Too late blackberry. dapat last year pa tong phone na to narelease base sa specs.The same boring UI, and still no decent apps! no wonder Rim’s marketshare is falling fast.
got bored with my previous blackberry phones because of the lack of content and has low producitvity value unlike Android and iOS devices.
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Gadgetswagga says:

13 years ago

THIS!

Can hardly wait! At first atat ako sa 9900 pero maganda din pala yung 9810. :)

Hmmmm….
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mr. bogus says:

13 years ago

its battle of the apps already.. its not battle of the cp anymore
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Give Graphics says:

13 years ago

Great job RIM! I like the raised physical buttons! Makes it easier to figure out which end you have when you reach in your pocket to get it.
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21 says:

13 years ago

will BB phone going to support front facing cam?
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roiji says:

13 years ago

at last… a high-res BB phone :}
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jonas says:

13 years ago

whoah! that’s nice. it may take some time to wait like nokia 500. perhaps the release of iphone 5 will be a hit of them all
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FanBoys says:

13 years ago

fanboy…noob!…

tipler says:

13 years ago

Just about as exciting as a trip to the dentist.
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Obed says:

13 years ago

Soooo excited to grab these devices to review in our BB Blog http://www.geektested.com =]
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Obed says:

13 years ago

So excited to grab this devices specially the 9900! =]

Btw guys I have a BB Blog you can check =]
http://geektested.com
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harley says:

13 years ago

Gorgeous!
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