Thread: BlackBerry Torch 9860 and 9850 Features and Specifications

The BlackBerry 9850/60 has now been officially announced and we now have a a full specs list of the device. If this is a device you are considering to purchase, you might want to take a look at the full list of specs. Here is a sneak peak:

BlackBerry Torch 9860 and 9850 Features and Specifications:

• Size (LxWxD):
  120mm x 62mm x 11.5mm
• Display:
  3.7" 253ppi high-resoultion touch display powered by Liquid Graphics Technology
• Software:
  BlackBerry7 OS
• Battery Life:
  CDMA talk time: Up to 6.8 hours
  CDMA standby time: up to 13.4 days
  GSM talk time: 6.2 hours
  GSM standby time: 11.6 hours
  UMTS talk time: up to 6.1 hours
  UMTS standby time: up to 11.8 days
  Audio playback time: up to 50.2 hours
  Video playback time: up to 6.6 hours
• Memory:
  4GB onboard, expandable up to 36GB via MicroSD
• Camera:
  5MP camera, flash, continuous auto focus, image stabilization, 4x digital zoom, scene modes, 720p HD video recording
• GPS:
  Autonomous and simultaneous GPS enabled with preloaded BlackBerry Maps application
• Wi-fi:
  802.11 b/g/n enabled
• Network:
  Dual-Band CDMA 2000 1x EV-DO Rev A support: 800/1900 MHz
  Quad-Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
  Single-Band UMTS support: 2100 MHz
  Tri-Band UMTS/HSPA Networks: 2100/1900/850/800 MHz (UMTS Bands 1,2,5/6) and 2100/1700/900 MHz (UMTS Bands 1,4,8)
• Media:
  Video formats: .mp4, .m4a, .3gp, .m4v, .avi, .asf, .wmv
  Audio formats: .mp4, .m4a, .3gp, .m4v, .avi, .asf, .wma, .mp3, .flac, .ogg, .aac, .amr, .wav, .mid, .qcp
  Picture formats: .bmp, .jpg, .gif, .png, .tif, .wbmp
• Multimedia marvel:
  Powered by the new BlackBerry® 7 OS and Liquid GraphicsTM, your photos, videos, games and apps come to life in incredible detail on the large screen.
• Picture perfect:
  Capture life's little surprises with 720p HD video so you can relive them over and over again. Or pull off amazing photos with face detection, 4X zoom and image stabilization.
• All-touch, refined:
  A spectacular 3.7" touch screen is the largest on a BlackBerry® smartphone yet. It boasts millions of colors for a stunning viewing experience, and provides a smooth, accurate and fast typing experience.
• Next-generation software:
  BlackBerry® 7 is a smoother and faster BlackBerry OS, with breakthrough technologies and new apps and experiences. And with Liquid Graphics, you'll enjoy truly stunning multimedia and gaming.
• BlackBerry browser:
  The new BlackBerry browser offers incredibly fast page load times, better web-based gaming, HTML5 video support and seamless scrolling and zooming.
• Voice-activated universal search:
  The most powerful on-device search has gone hands-free. With speech-to-text translation, you can now look for files, email, contacts and music-and even search the web-all without typing a thing.
• Augmented reality:
  Make life more fun with augmented reality apps like the WikiTude World Browser to learn about your surroundings in real-time.
• The power to perform:
  A 1.2GHz processor powers BlackBerry Torch 9850/9860 smartphones, seamlessly integrating with BlackBerry 7 OS. So you can game, surf, socialize or watch videos with smoother multitasking and navigation.

This is what should have been released before most of us defaulted to another platform...

Much thinner than my Torch. I'm liking the entire flat screen feature without the physical keyboard. I think that when AT&T gets one, I'm in!!!

This can keep from jumping over to android...bring it on....hopefully it's gonna be available in the Caribbean too....

Sure wish Verizon would announce the new BlackBerry's already!

I'm on android now but thinking of jumping ship to the Torch 9850, I miss blackberry..

Originally Posted by DbLoCk3NiNe

I'm on android now but thinking of jumping ship to the Torch 9850, I miss blackberry..

I've had Droids, and now that I've used a new OS 7 device, I can say that it's just as good if not better. The only thing is the lack of apps that the BlackBerry has. If that doesn't bother you, welcome back.

Originally Posted by Joe Jerde

I've had Droids, and now that I've used a new OS 7 device, I can say that it's just as good if not better. The only thing is the lack of apps that the BlackBerry has. If that doesn't bother you, welcome back.

I have a Android tablet so I can still get their apps, so it makes sense since I miss BBM and BES. Another plus if I switch to blackberry, my plan goes down $10 but I lose 4G... This is a tough one lol

Originally Posted by DbLoCk3NiNe

I have a Android tablet so I can still get their apps, so it makes sense since I miss BBM and BES. Another plus if I switch to blackberry, my plan goes down $10 but I lose 4G... This is a tough one lol

Right, good points. What carrier do you have? If you have Verizon, you get to use Skype. I know a lot of BB users want Skype pretty bad.

Originally Posted by Joe Jerde

Right, good points. What carrier do you have? If you have Verizon, you get to use Skype. I know a lot of BB users want Skype pretty bad.

I would just like to see or hear Verizon announce or come to the plate with the 9850/9860 annnnnnnyyyyy time now. Getting tired of waiting and see all these leaks for these models and wonder WHO HAS THEM in hand??? I'm looking forward to saying something positive here after so long waiting for the better phones to arrive.

Originally Posted by Joe Jerde

Right, good points. What carrier do you have? If you have Verizon, you get to use Skype. I know a lot of BB users want Skype pretty bad.

I'm on Sprint right now, so no Skype for me :-( lol