BlackBerry Torch 9800 announced by RIM

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BlackBerry Torch 9800 unveiled

Research In Motioned announced BlackBerry's latest device, the Blackberry Torch 9800 touch screen smartphone

[cookiemonster]

Why does it have to be so ugly...

[phoneJunky]

Gonna get one if it comes before october

[ebendl]

Sigh.... upgrade in July next year only...

[Bumzilla]

Love touch screens....just NOT the S2! If this is going to be the same, I'm going to nail this to the wall!

[rave]

Love touch screens....just NOT the S2! If this is going to be the same, I'm going to nail this to the wall!

The specs I've seen say it's a regular touch screen, no storm weirdness...

[ocleroux]

But will this phone be released here? Looks like its for AT&T and for them only? Also, if you look at the specs on gsmarena...it supports the American bands. Time will tell I guess. I am not mad about slide phones....not in Blackberry, Nokia or any other brand. Candybar is always the best for me.

[Dolby]

I am not mad about slide phones....not in Blackberry, Nokia or any other brand. Candybar is always the best for me.

Actually been interested in this for months and checked all the rumours etc. Not one looked like this

They were all candybar which I was hoping for.

Congrats to BB for keeping this under wraps though

[McT]

Why does it have to be so ugly...

beg to differ ... besides the functionality dwarfs appearance

big question is when could we expect to see it here in SA?

edit: was looking to get the 9700 but I might wait for this

[Voldemort]

Yay, another Blackberry...

[zamicro]

I want a phone, not a torch!

[oronte]

Can someone at Mybb speak to the 3 networks and find out when it's coming and who might have it?

[hammell]

I want a phone, not a torch!

Yeah - sounds rather silly. "What phone do you have?". "A torch"...

[DeathStrike]

wait..... auto wrap text zoom.. my phone's browser does this.

moving on..

[Mike Smit]

wait..... auto wrap text zoom.. my phone's browser does this.

moving on..

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