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RIM Blackberry 9810 Torch

Based on 25 reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

10
Average:

7
Bad:

8

Pros

Faster processor, higher resolution display, enhanced mobile OS, more RAM and HDvideo recording.
As fast as Bold 9900, More real estate than Bold 9900, Crisp and bright screen, Great form factor combining touchscreen and keyboard, Solid build.
Sharp, responsive touch screen, Fast web browser, Speedy interface, Good battery life, Excellent keyboard.
Much more responsive platform experience, Vastly superior web browsing performance.
Great screen, amazing keyboard, speedy processor...
Fast processor, Good screen, Great media playback, Fast browser
Solid build quality, excellent display, good performance with smooth and responsive OS, excellent social media integration messaging experience, great call quality.
Speedy UI and camera, Excellent battery life, Very good keyboard, Uses less data than other smartphones.
The RIM BlackBerry Torch 9810 has a sharp, colorful, and responsive touch screen along with a full slide-out keyboard. BlackBerry OS 7 promises support for augmented-reality apps, voice-activated universal search, a new Liquid Graphics technology, an i...
Excellent battery life, Responsive touchscreen via Liquid Graphics, Solid improvement over 9800
Faster data speeds, faster CPU, improved web browser.
Much more responsive platform experience, Vastly superior web browsing performance

Cons

Looks virtually the same as the outgoing device, singlecore processor and 720p video not good enough to put in the same league as today’s topend smartphones.
Poor camera performance in low light conditions; No space key for password fields
Recycled design, New OS not very different from predecessor, False signal strength, Lack of apps, Lack of Flash support
Recycled design, Not enough new features with OS 7, Outdated right from the start
It’s huge and heavy, while the app store still leaves much to be desired.Look and Feel...
Unstable OS 7, Quality of captured images is below average, Tad expensive
Keyboard is a bit cramped, not the slickest user interface around, no frontfacing camera
Brand-new OS already feels old, Very few apps, Over-reports signal strength.
The BlackBerry Torch 9810's design is very similar to its predecessor, with the same feature set as before.
User Interface, Outdated design, Limited app support
OS 7 feels out of date, 3rd party apps weak, keyboard is cramped.
Recycled design, Not enough new features with OS 7, Outdated right from the start

By Pocket-lint on January 17, 2012

The score says it all here. This phone is functionally good, with only a few niggles about its perfomance. The problem is, smartphones have evolved a great deal, while BlackBerry has stayed still. Our advice is to wait until the new OS is announced...

50
By TechSmart.co.za on January 16, 2012

While Research In Motion (RIM) could have sent its new BlackBerry Torch 9810 to the plastic surgeon, it opted not too, with the new model sporting a similar design (besides the new silver back cover with dimpled pattern) and exactly the same...

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By FoneArena on January 10, 2012

The BlackBerry Torch 9810 has good hardware and all new BlackBerry OS 7 with hardware accelerated Liquid Graphics. The design seems old with same dimensions like the previous torch. The 720p video recording in the new torch compared to the 480p in the...

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By Tom's Guide on December 28, 2011

The last four years have seen a major shift away from what are known as feature phones-the basic flip cell phones we all had in the early part of the decade--to the smartphone. Smartphones had been around for some time, with the market dominated by...

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By Wired UK on November 24, 2011

The BlackBerry Torch 9810 adds an excellent slide-out QWERTY keyboard to a good sized touch screen, but the lack of apps and games in BlackBerry App World will be a turn-off for some when compared with rival Android and Apple...

70
By Tbreak.com on November 18, 2011

When I think of using a BlackBerry smartphone, the only thing that comes to mind is how good the keyboard feels. Having a touch based BlackBerry feels as alien a concept to me as having a physical keyboard on an iPhone. Still, being an iPhone 4 owner,...

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By ConsumerSearch on November 01, 2011

Experts agree that the BlackBerry Torch 9810 is a solid phone and praise its price. TheVerge.com's Joanna Stern says she'd still be a BlackBerry user had this been RIM's original Torch from a year ago. However, critics also agree that it...

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By Digital Trends on October 26, 2011

The real downside to the Torch 9810 is the already-outdated BlackBerry OS 7, and the near-complete lack of quality apps available through App...

65
By Channel Pro on October 20, 2011

An improvement to the original, but not enough to keep up with the best of the smartphone competition Apple’s iPhone stands astride the smartphone industry like a colossus – millions have been sold in the past four years, and that trend...

60
By 5FWD on October 20, 2011

Overall, the BlackBerry Torch 9810 is unlikely to excite. It's a good handset, but it could have been better. That said, if you're looking for a BlackBerry, and want the advantage of a decent web browser and big screen to view it on, it's...

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