The BlackBerry Torch 9800 has a huge deal riding on it. RIM’s doing just fine in sales, but the persistent slagging off it gets in the press for its attempts – or lack there of – at creating a stylish smartphone that’s consumer friendly and on a par with the Androids and iPhones of this world mean it’s time for a shift in gear.
Touchscreen QWERTY sliding phones are still a rarity, and the moniker change for BlackBerry 6 is part of RIM’s plan to grab back some of that elusive mindshare. RIM co-CEO Jim Ballsillie even says the software is a “quantum leap” beyond the competition. Is it? We nabbed one of the first BlackBerry Torch 9800 UK models to find out. See for yourself in our great big British BlackBerry Torch review right here.
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