BlackBerry Torch 9860 Philippines Price, Specs, Photos

This post collates all relevant information about BlackBerry Torch 9860 in the Philippines.


Contrary to earlier reports, Research in Motion ended up naming their 2011 full touchscreen flagship handset 'BlackBery Torch 9860' instead of 'BlackBerry Touch Monza'.



Based on its looks alone, we can say that BB Torch 9860 is a reincarnation of the discontinued BlackBerry Storm line -- characterized by a full touchscreen form factor as opposed to Curve and Bold's the candybar full QWERTY design. The last BB Storm handset was BlackBerry Storm 2 released in 2009.

One thing that really makes this handset special is that it runs BlackBerry OS 7, the most updated version of RIM's mobile operating system. BB OS 7 features an enhanced browser which is supposedly 40% faster than that of BB OS 6. It also includes a new version of both BBM, which now integrates seamlessly with a range of other apps, and Facebook for BlackBerry.


I think it looks quite hot; I'm looking forward to seeing it in the flesh. Off hand though, I'm not sure if it can actually take on the giants in its 'full touchscreen' category -- especially the iPhone and the Dual-Core Android handsets. Let's see if it's any good.

I'm expecting BB Torch 9680 to arrive as a bundled handset with top-tier postpaid plans from mobile networks sometime in Q4 this year. As yet, we don't have the SRP but trust that we'll update this post as soon as we have word from RIM.

In the meantime, if you will, check out the complete technical specifications of the phone:

TechPinas Smartphone Technical Specs Table (TSTST)
Name	BlackBerry Torch 9860
Type	Slate Form Factor (Full Touchscreen)
Price Category	High-End (Flagship Release)
Dimensions	120 x 62 x 11.5 mm
Weight	135 grams
Available Colors	Black, White
Operating System	BlackBerry OS 7
Display	3.7-inch, 480 x 800 pixels, TFT, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Processor	1.2 GHz Processor
Camera	5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus and LED flash
Video Capture	720p
Audio and Video Playback	Media player MP3/WMA/eAAC+/FlAC/OGG player - Video player DivX/XviD/MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264
Ports	microUSB 2.0, 3.5 mm audio jack
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, 3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Network	2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
Memory	4 GB internal storage, expandable via microSD, supports up to 32GB, 768 MB RAM
Sensors	Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Proximity
Battery	Li-Ion 1230 mAh
Uptime	Standby of up to 330 hours on 2G Standby of up to 320 hours on 3G Talk time of up to 4 hours 40 minutes on 2G Talk time of up to 6 hours 50 minutes on 3G
Value-Added Features	New BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry Maps, BBM, SNS
Announcement	August 2011
Availability	September 2011
Price	TBA