RIM in New York today unveiled a new BlackBerry family member , the Torch 9800 (here are the official website.) It is the first mobile company to be slider, Ie to have a sliding keyboard that is hidden behind the screen , the style of Palm Pre.
It is also the first model of the company to offer the new operating system, BlackBerry OS 6 , optimized for touch screen (this computer has a 3.2 " ).
For now be available only in the U.S. with AT & T , but will soon reach the rest of the world where RIM has a significant presence (the second largest manufacturer of smartphones in the world , behind Nokia) . At the same time, seeing their power is threatened by Android and Apple , which account for increasing corporate functions to their computers.
Will have to see how users respond , do not believe that long in coming to Latin America, which has many followers ( in Venezuela, for example, is the most popular mobile brand ).
He knew of the existence of the Torch 9800, because it had leaked photos and some specifications . The official , however , are as follows :
- capacitive touch screen 3.2 " (480 x 360 pixels) with multi-touch (ie , you can make the gesture of tweezers to zoom in on a photo or Web page )
- Full QWERTY keyboard with optical track pad (like the Bold 9700) and also has on-screen virtual keyboard
- Operating System OS 6, with a slightly renewed graphical interface , more friendly for use with fingers
- 624 MHz processor ( the same as the Bold)
- 512 MB of RAM and ROM as much of
- Includes 4 GB of internal storage and a 4 GB microSD card , supports up to 32 GB (36 GB total)
- tri-band 3G , quad-band GSM , A- GPS , Wi-Fi N , Bluetooth 2.1, works as a modem
- 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, can record video at 640 x 480
- mAhr 1300 Battery (involving 5.8 hours of continuous use on 3G , according to RIM)
- Dimensions: 111 x 62 x 14.6 mm
- Goes on sale Aug. 12 in the U.S. with AT & T for $ 200 (and 2 year contract ). Whenever I get more info ( the price of fertilizer, for example) added.
Not bad for a BlackBerry , eh. It is very nice , I think the nicest thing he has done since RIM Bold 9700 (if you like this type of equipment , of course).
