Review: BlackBerry Torch 9800

RIM really hasn't made a good start to the touchscreen market with the Storm and Storm 2. Both had an awful clicky screen that was nowhere near as responsive as a capacitive screen and typing was a chore, although this did improve with the Storm 2.

Now comes the 9800 Torch, which is a bulky device, but the best so far from the Canadian manufacturer.

The 3.2-inch screen looks larger than its competitors because it's square rather than long and thin. At 360 x 480 pixels, it may not be the highest resolution, but this hardly means much - after all, it's what the display looks like rather than numbers, isn't it?

With 16 million colours, it's vibrant and bright. The best thing about that screen though is that it's hugely responsive, reacting to every slight touch.

This is a massive improvement over the Storm 2 with its clicky SurePress technology. Thankfully, this has been scrapped and we're now very impressed.

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