<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-Operating_System
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	O
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-Operating_System
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>
The	O
device	O
also	O
features	O
far	O
greater	O
social	O
network	O
integration	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
universal	O
search	O
feature	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
WebKit	B-Language
browser	O
comparable	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
on	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
updated	O
Torch	B-Device
9810	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
Bell	O
Mobility	O
and	O
Telus	O
Mobility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
version	O
includes	O
a	O
faster	O
processor	O
,	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>
Speculation	O
of	O
the	O
Torch	O
began	O
in	O
April	O
2008	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-Operating_System
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-Operating_System
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	O
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	O
.	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>
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	O
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-Operating_System
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	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
processor	O
is	O
built	O
on	O
45nm	B-Algorithm
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
Processor	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Blackberry	B-Operating_System
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	O
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>
