Launched in August 2010 on AT&T, the Torch combined a slide-out keyboard with a touchscreen and the new BlackBerry 6 operating system with a WebKit browser. It was RIM's answer to the iPhone at a moment when BlackBerry still led the US smartphone market.
- Maker
- Research In Motion
- Released
- 12 August 2010
- Launch price
- $199 with AT&T contract
- Platform
- BlackBerry 6
Specifications
| Display | 3.2-inch touchscreen, 480 x 360 |
|---|---|
| Keyboard | Slide-out QWERTY |
| Processor | 624 MHz Marvell |
| Camera | 5 MP |
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