<s>
BlackBerry	B-Device
Torch	I-Device
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
manufactured	O
by	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Ltd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Application
Torch	I-Application
9800	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
phone	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
powered	O
by	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Device
Torch	I-Device
9810	I-Device
,	O
which	O
physically	O
mimics	O
the	O
9800	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
improved	O
internal	O
hardware	O
and	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Device
Torch	I-Device
9850/9860	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
larger	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
,	O
no	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
and	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
version	O
includes	O
a	O
faster	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
more	O
memory	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
including	O
the	O
new	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Torch	I-Application
9800	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2010	O
model	O
in	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
line	O
of	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
combines	O
a	O
physical	O
QWERTY	O
keyboard	B-Device
with	O
a	O
sliding	O
multi-touch	B-Application
screen	O
display	B-Device
and	O
runs	O
on	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
looks	O
similar	O
to	O
existing	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
sliding	O
keyboard	B-Device
features	O
a	O
bigger	O
3.2inch	O
480x360	O
screen	O
(	O
the	O
same	O
resolution	O
as	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
and	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
Storm	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
these	O
features	O
allow	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Torch	I-Application
9800	I-Application
to	O
look	O
unique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speculation	O
of	O
the	O
Torch	O
began	O
in	O
April	O
2010	O
when	O
RIM	O
CEO	B-Application
Mike	O
Lazaridis	O
introduced	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
6	I-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
during	O
his	O
keynote	O
address	O
at	O
WES	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
touchscreen	B-Device
device	O
was	O
widely	O
anticipated	O
as	O
the	O
OS	B-General_Concept
6	O
update	O
seemed	O
to	O
be	O
touch/gesture	O
based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Images	O
of	O
a	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
device	O
prototype	O
with	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
and	O
slide-out	O
QWERTY	O
keyboard	B-Device
started	O
emerging	O
in	O
late	O
spring	O
and	O
early	O
summer	O
of	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
assumed	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
name	O
was	O
derived	O
from	O
Torch	O
Mobile	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
that	O
RIM	O
purchased	O
in	O
2009	O
in	O
aid	O
with	O
their	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
WebKit	B-Language
based	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Torch	I-Application
9800	I-Application
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
upon	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
technical	O
details	O
,	O
critics	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
PC	O
World	O
's	O
Ginny	O
Mies	O
,	O
were	O
not	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
specifications	O
which	O
lagged	O
behind	O
new-generation	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Droid	B-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Key	O
complaints	O
were	O
the	O
624MHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
included	O
in	O
the	O
Torch	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Evo	I-Application
4G	I-Application
and	O
Motorola	B-Application
Droid	I-Application
X	I-Application
(	O
among	O
others	O
of	O
their	O
class	O
)	O
featured	O
a	O
1GHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Torch	O
's	O
3.2inch	O
screen	O
with	O
480x360	O
screen	O
resolution	O
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
as	O
being	O
smaller	O
than	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
's	O
3.5inch	O
screen	O
with	O
960x640	O
resolution	O
and	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Application
Droid	I-Application
X	I-Application
's	O
4.3inch	O
with	O
854	O
x	O
480	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Torch	O
has	O
a	O
screen	O
that	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
size	O
as	O
the	O
Storm	B-Application
and	O
Storm	B-Application
2	O
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Bold	O
9700	O
,	O
Bold	O
9650	O
and	O
Tour	O
9630	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
she	O
also	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
can	O
be	O
sluggish	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
stand	O
for	O
some	O
hardware	O
upgrades	O
,	O
although	O
her	O
review	O
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RIM	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
processor	B-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
Torch	O
is	O
'	O
of	O
a	O
newer	O
generation	O
 '	O
,	O
when	O
boot	O
times	O
of	O
the	O
Torch	O
and	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Bold	O
9700	O
(	O
both	O
running	O
OS6	O
)	O
are	O
compared	O
the	O
Torch	O
boots	O
up	O
1.8	O
times	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
Bold	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
older	O
processor	B-General_Concept
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UBM	O
techinsite	O
has	O
confirmed	O
the	O
claims	O
of	O
Research	O
in	O
Motion	O
,	O
by	O
performing	O
a	O
"	O
tear	O
down	O
"	O
and	O
making	O
a	O
hardware	O
analysis	O
,	O
discovering	O
a	O
PXA940	O
Processor	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
processor	B-General_Concept
is	O
built	O
on	O
45nm	B-Algorithm
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
Processor	B-General_Concept
found	O
in	O
the	O
Blackberry	B-Application
Bold	O
1	O
and	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
45nm	B-Algorithm
process	O
keeps	O
heat	O
production	O
and	O
power	O
usage	O
down	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
processor	B-General_Concept
as	O
previously	O
stated	O
in	O
this	O
article	O
brings	O
significant	O
performance	O
gains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
difference	O
is	O
pretty	O
immediate	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
how	O
good	O
white	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
Torch	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackberry	B-Operating_System
's	O
Kevin	O
Michaluk	O
gave	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Device
Torch	I-Device
an	O
overwhelmingly	O
positive	O
review	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
Torch	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
worthy	O
device	O
for	O
any	O
smartphone	B-Application
owner	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crackberry	B-Operating_System
praised	O
OS	B-General_Concept
6.0	O
,	O
the	O
form	O
factor	O
,	O
touchscreen	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
WebKit	B-Language
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Michaluk	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
HD	O
video	O
recording	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
OpenGL	B-Application
support	O
for	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Device
Torch	I-Device
were	O
slow	O
to	O
moderate	O
,	O
with	O
AT&T	O
Wireless	O
Operations	O
president	O
expressing	O
some	O
disappointment	O
in	O
the	O
sales	O
stating	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
"	O
surprised	O
there	O
has	O
n't	O
been	O
a	O
faster	O
adoption	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
smart	B-Application
phone	I-Application
by	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
sales	O
reportedly	O
improved	O
in	O
the	O
months	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
and	O
RIM	O
shipped	O
a	O
record	O
amount	O
of	O
smart	B-Application
phones	I-Application
in	O
the	O
final	O
quarter	O
of	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Device
Torch	I-Device
placed	O
6th	O
place	O
on	O
Wirefly	O
's	O
annual	O
top	O
ten	O
selling	O
smart	B-Application
phones	I-Application
list	O
for	O
2010	O
,	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
Motorola	O
's	O
Droid	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	O
's	O
Galaxy	O
S	O
Fascinate	O
,	O
but	O
behind	O
devices	O
like	O
the	O
Evo	B-Application
4G	I-Application
and	O
Droid	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Research	O
in	O
Motion	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Torch	I-Application
9800	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
touchscreen	B-Device
display	B-Device
,	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
camera	O
,	O
battery	O
,	O
microSD	B-Device
slot	O
and	O
overall	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
remain	O
unchanged	O
from	O
the	O
9800	O
,	O
as	O
is	O
the	O
cellular	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
connectivity	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
9810	O
includes	O
a	O
1.2GHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
chip	O
which	O
is	O
almost	O
twice	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
the	O
9800	O
's	O
624MHz	O
processor	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
9810	O
improves	O
upon	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
9800	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
3.2	O
"	O
inch	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
but	O
with	O
a	O
VGA	O
(	O
640×480	O
)	O
resolution	O
at	O
246	O
DPI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RAM	B-Architecture
has	O
also	O
been	O
upgraded	O
from	O
512	O
MB	O
to	O
768	O
MB	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
internal	O
flash	O
storage	B-General_Concept
increased	O
from	O
4	O
GB	O
to	O
8	O
GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
7	I-Application
is	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Device
Torch	I-Device
9810	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
OS	B-General_Concept
supports	O
OpenGL	B-Application
ES	O
and	O
other	O
APIs	O
for	O
additional	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BlackBerry	B-Device
Torch	I-Device
9860	O
is	O
a	O
full	O
touchscreen	B-Device
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Research	O
In	O
Motion	O
(	O
RIM	O
)	O
also	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
natural	O
progression	O
of	O
the	O
Torch	O
and	O
Storm	B-Application
lines	O
the	O
9850/60	O
dispenses	O
with	O
the	O
slideout	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
the	O
surepress	O
screen	O
made	O
famous	O
with	O
its	O
predecessors	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
an	O
all	O
touch	O
interface	O
unique	O
within	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
offered	O
the	O
largest	O
screen	O
of	O
any	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
until	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Z10	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
maintains	O
as	O
do	O
all	O
current	O
Blackberry	B-Application
models	O
the	O
standard	O
four	O
button	O
(	O
answer	O
,	O
menu	O
,	O
back	O
,	O
end	O
)	O
and	O
TrackPad	B-Device
line	O
of	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
India	O
,	O
the	O
Torch	O
9860	O
is	O
available	O
at	O
Mobile	O
Store	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
exclusive	O
showroom	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
retail	O
stores	O
dealing	O
in	O
mobile	O
.	O
</s>
