Blackberry Torch 9850 and 9860 Introduced Today

Posted by Amy Eichelberg

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Busy day for Research In Motion as they introduced two new all-touch smartphones today for North America, the Blackberry Torch 9850 and 9860. Blackberry fans can look forward to being able to purchase the BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone from AT&T, Rogers, Telus and Bell, and the BlackBerry Torch 9850 smartphone from Sprint and U.S. Cellular.

The 9860 boasts a 3.7” inch touch screen at a WVGA (800×480) resolution with 253 DPI, giving it the largest Blackberry touchscreen to date. Other specs include an HD camera capable of shooting in 720p, a magnetometer (digital compass), and the new Blackberry 7 OS. The 9850 houses a five megapixel camera with zero-shutter lag, 720p movie mode, built in GPS, and a 1.2GHz processor.

Pricing and an official launch date have yet to be released but we’ll be sure to keep everyone updated. To learn more about the devices visit Blackberry’s official blog.