BlackBerry Torch 9800 Review

• Pros Looks and feels good. Lots of new features. Integrates social-networking well.
  
  
• Cons Browser still slower than iPhone 4. Fewer games and apps than iOS or Android. Poor Microsoft Exchange integration for consumers.
  
  
• Bottom Line The BlackBerry Torch is the very model of a modern messaging smartphone, although it doesn't beat the iPhone or Android on media and games.
  
  The new BlackBerry Torch 9800 with BlackBerry 6 keeps RIM in the smartphone game. It's the first truly usable touch screen BlackBerry, and it's packed with new features—a new Web browser, new apps, a new interface, and new social networking hooks. It might even save you money. Messaging is still clearly at this phone's core, though, unlike on flashier all-touch phones like the Apple iPhone 4 ($199.99-$699, ). That leaves the Torch a strong bet for those who type and chat all day, and still behind the leaders for those who prefer to game, surf the Web, or watch videos.
  There's a more subtle advantage to the Torch, too. Our other top AT&T phones tend to have a flashy, media-focused sheen that may not appeal to corporate customers. They also lack QWERTY keyboards. The Torch gives you a touch screen and excellent media features, but with the hard keyboard and serious BlackBerry attitude that may make it more welcome at work.
  
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