All About The BlackBerry Torch

Availability and Pricing The newest BlackBerry, the Torch, has arrived. The new BlackBerry Torch 9800 is available through AT&T as of August 12th for $199.99 with a two year contract. A data plan is also required, with prices beginning at $15 per month. This is a huge discount off AT&T’s $499.99 retail price for outright purchase, without a commitment, that is available for those cannot wait until they are eligible for renewal or simply prefer using prepaid minutes. And although AT&T is the sole authorized provider, Amazon lists the phone from various independent vendors at prices ranging from $599.99 to $789.99 which emphasizes the significance of AT&T’s offer. The phone comes with the standard accessories: Micro-USB Cable-Power Plug, Stereo 3.5mm Headset, 4 GB MicroSD Card, and a BlackBerry Polishing Cloth.

Hardware Features This sleek new BlackBerry offers a full touch screen experience, including vertical or horizontal viewing and an onscreen keyboard. And for those who are already used to the the older models of Blackberries, there’s also a slide-out, full QWERTY, physical keyboard. The phone has 4GB of built-in storage and a 5-megapixel camera. Batteries are designed to give more than five hours of 3G talk time, six hours of video watching or a huge 29.8 hours of music. With 14-18 days of standby time, losing a call because of a low battery should never be a problem.

Upgraded Software BlackBerry has revamped the operating system and 6 OS offers a much more responsive browsing experience with the WebPages now allowing multiple tabs. On board apps include GPS and Maps plus Windows Media Player and a Tethered Modem. The Apps Store lists thousands of games, ebooks, and apps of all sorts. The phone is designed to handle everything from photography to email without a strain.

Cool Accessories For users who feel a need for a backup power source, spare batteries can be bought for under $50 and storage geeks can collect as many 32GB hot-swappable microSD memory cards as they want. AT&T offers travel chargers and cases separately in several styles at various prices. But of course, any of these items can be bought at most cell phone vendors. Many of these phone vendors stock a larger variety at better prices, opposed to an authorized AT&T vendor. BlackBerry Torch accessories from independent vendors include cases of every kind in black and in color at prices ranging from $12.95 up to $32.99.

A nice feature being offered in the AT&T store is a screen protector that provides crystal clear 4-way Privacy Viewing. Attaching through static cling, this device is simple to install and leaves no sticky residue behind. It provides full multi-directional data protection both horizontally and vertically. An alternative screen protector is a simple protective coating for the screen that does not interfere with the touch-screen operation. These can be bought from most cell phone vendors for around $8 per pack of five. As more BlackBerry Torches are sold, the market for BlackBerry Torch accessories will increase and private vendors will rush to meet the demand.

To learn more about BlackBerry Torch Accessories, visit Think:Torch and see how to choose BlackBerry Torch Batteries to fit your needs.

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