BlackBerry 9800 (Torch, Slider) - Caught on video, yet again

on 7 Jul 2010 07:53 AM

BlackBerry 9800 (Torch, Slider) - Caught on video, yet again

Been waiting to see some more of the BlackBerry 9800? Sure you have. Even if you're still not overly fond of the device, you're curious to see a little bit more of BlackBerry 6 being shown off on the device. This time, Salomondrin has taken the liberty of giving us an up close and personal look at the BlackBerry 9800. At this point, not much else can really be said about the device that hasn't really been said before. All just a little bit of eye candy for those of us waiting. Hit the break for the video and here's to hoping RIM unleashes BlackBerry 6 soon before we all have to riot in the streets with picket signs. No Torches though, as we'll still be waiting for release. Ya, I went there and I'm not sorry.

[ youtube video link for mobile viewing ]

Source: Salomondrin

Filed Under: News & Rumors, Devices; Tags: BlackBerry 9800, BlackBerry Bold 9800, BlackBerry Torch, BlackBerry Torch 9800, device video, prerelease hardware, video

99 Comments

Posted by Bigbusa1 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

I can't wait for this device to come out

Posted by jwmax Thursday, Jul 08, 2010 584 days ago

Just one comment.....WHEN?????

Posted by arvveeeeee Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Salomondrin! Who the heck do you get your blackberry's from? I'm jealous as flap man!

Aside from a mass hysteria-like jealousy...I love the phone. Hope Verizon comes out with that too...or else I'll just take my Sim-card off my 9650 and unlock the "Torch" when AT&T comes out with it.

Good job Salomondrin!

Posted by lullabyprelude Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

so you're going to take a CDMA SIM card (really just a place holder) and put it into a GSM phone and expect it to work??

That's two different technologies.

Posted by Bobcat665 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 584 days ago

First of all, @lullabyprelude.
I have NEVER, EVER heard of a CDMA phone ever sold in North America that has any kind of CDMA type SIM card in it. (It's called an R-UIM, BTW) Only ever seen in Asia. There are dual radio CDMA phones that also have GSM transmitters in them. They're nicknamed world phones. And yes, those ones do require a SIM for use with GSM bands.

@ everyone else, why are you so worried about CDMA anyhow?
It's a dying technology. Everything is going to be REPLACED with LTE, and soon. (aka HSPA, UMTS,[3G+] WCDMA [4G]) All the carriers are doing it. Yes, I'll admit that 3G+ coverage is still quite spotty in places, but coverage is growing by the month as more towers/cells get upgraded. Just upgrade to the new tech when it suits you and be happy!

Posted by shapethelola Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

that they learned a lot of the mistakes of storm 1 and 2, looking forward to this

Posted by birdman_36 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Storm 1 = base hit, Storm 2 = double, 9800 = inside the park home run

Posted by Jake Storm Thursday, Jul 08, 2010 584 days ago

Maybe they'll hit it out of the park with the Storm 3.

Posted by bbaddict9700 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Already drooling over to get my hands on this!

Posted by Henkelmc Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Nothing else to say.

Posted by Pi Guy 3.14 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

friggin nasty dude.. you need to invest in some nail clippers before you do anything else...

Posted by codemaker Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Sal is not the one in the vid, he is only narrating. He talks about the guy in the vid in the third person and even comments on his "ugly nails" at 0:53. Either way, that guy should get those nails taken care of :)

Posted by crigga84 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

I want to play with this phone so bad.

Posted by birdman_36 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

At the halfway mark, he must have been thinking about ( o )( o )

Posted by dkaz46 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

i might get this if it were on t-mobile, but i think that i might just stick with the bold 9700

Posted by phoneboy101 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

I think we T-Mobile fans will have to wait until 2011 because of the AT&T Exclusive. :(

Posted by vaquero_pearl Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Damn I really wanted that for T-Mobile! Well my contract expires March 2011, so hopefully there's gonna be a BB better than the 9700 by that time.

Posted by robj75 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Sounds like he did the review very early morning after a night of serious partying--and not the alcoholic kind. Thanks for the demo.

Posted by jlb21 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Sal: "Call me, don't call me. Just text me."

Me: LOL!

Thanks Sal. Another great review. I am still in the infancy of my Bold 9650, but when this makes its way to a CDMA version for Verizon, I will have to seriously consider a move.

Posted by ekz13 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Thanks, this phone looks sweet, if they can keep the stellar battery life and have the touch/keyboard, I think they'll have a winner.

just need to get it on sprint..LOL

Posted by joski Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

OS6 makes me wanna make cumsies - especially on touchscreen.

Posted by jlb21 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

Posted by sysut1 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Is there Open GPS?

Posted by deRusett Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Sal is much better navigating that the Chinese video we saw back when.

This phone is very sexy looking, I really need to buy out of my Bell Contract to get this phone when it is released.

I would really have liked Sal to do a side by side with a iPhone or Android for navigation, maybe loading a video, and opening an excel file, and zooming in and out on a picture.

I believe I am more excited for this phone than I was for the 9630! which I was pretty excited for.

Posted by NinjaRAT Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

So let me get this straight...the new 9800 is not a Sure-Press display, but rather a standard capacitive touch screen? How's that working out?

Posted by jlb21 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

I think this can work just fine. If you need finer control for typing, just slide out the keyboard.

I think this could be a great device. I have always said I hate typing on a touchscreen (i.e., back when I lusted for an iPhone). But I love the screen for things like pics, watching video/slingbox/etc. This device could combine the best of both worlds for me.

But I do love my Bold 9650.

Posted by jussimple Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

I really want this phone to do well, for the same reasons you stated. I have the 9650 also and really wouldn't suffer if I stayed with it. Just have to give the 9800 a hands on to really know what i'll do.

Posted by diego.roscetti Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

I am extremely excited about this phone. The hype on this phone kinda gives me deja-vu with the hype for the Storm 1.

Lets hope that the outcome for this 9800 is not the same as the Storm 1.

Posted by deRusett Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

I don't think we'll have the same problems the Storm 1 had, we don't have a poorly executed Click screen here to fail, they fixed it with the Strom2 and then eliminate it with the 9800, we have what appears to be a very thoroughly tested OS, as people have had it for months of testing it seems, far more than OS5 got.

AND they saw what happened to share prices, so they wont let that happen again now that there is real competition out there, Lots of people like my self would never buy an iPhone because of iTunes, Android has done away with that so RIM can't mess up like it did with the Storm, recovery this time would be much more difficult.

Posted by lorax1284 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

There is a hardware and software aspect to multitouch support: it looks like the 9800 has it, but is it the case that the Storm 2 did NOT support it? If multitouch is supported in hardware, but just not in the OS5 software, an OS6 upgrade may give new life to the Storm 2.

Posted by codemaker Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

The storm 2 can do multitouch just fine. Try pressing the shift key and then a letter on the keyboard. Works fine. Any multitouch limitations are software based.

Posted by Simba501 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

That's sexy!

Posted by jussimple Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

I said this before, i'm feeling the 9800 but this is going to come down to me having this phone in hand and putting it through its paces. I was all about the 9550 until i actually held it and started playing with it in store. It didn't feel right to me. Now that the sure press is gone and there's a full qwerty, it's got what i really wanted in a BBerry. The slider function is my sticking point. Sal, thanks for showing us more on that aspect of the phone and your assessment as to how you feel about it. You've been on the money before, i just have to see for myself. i have my 9650 for now so i'm in no rush to upgrade but if its right then i'll definitely go with the 9800.

Posted by NoahFecks Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Oh yes 9800, you will be mine.... you WILL be mine.

Posted by ice1124 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

But this is just too good to pass up! I just hope it'll come out in Q3.

Posted by Hindustani8 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

I would love to get my hands on the new OS. I wonder how long before we have a leak for other devices especially Storm 2?

Posted by CarFan Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

I'm hoping RIM has a really strong slider mechanism that will avoid the 'oreo' (twisting) effect that currently plagues the Palm Pre

Posted by netposer Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

How long does RIM and ATT (and other carriers) expect us to wait for a BB like this? With all the new Android phones plus the iPhone4 what are we supposed to do?

If they would announce the release date that would make my decision a bit easier and also help here at work for our users in the market for a new BB.

But as usual ATT is ignoring non-iPhone devices...ugh.

Posted by Efgorellie Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 584 days ago

ATT pushed back the release date due to the IP4 release and I'm pretty sure that RIM didn't object to strongly. In hindsight it is probably better that they did seeing all the troubles that the IP4 is enduring right now, this would be the perfect time for RIM to take a couple of jabs and regain some footing.

Posted by speters150 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

I've seen all the videos/pics early specs of OS 6 like most of you and the more I see it in action. The less impressed I am after the initial WES video.

Posted by deRusett Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

I'm sorry for being clueless but what would impress you out of an OS?

When I first saw Windows 7 in pics, I was not impressed, but after using the basics like snap, and the way it handled my documents and media I became impressed, I can't see how a OS CAN impress from just pics and video's you need to integrate it with your life to see if it is great.
are you looking for flashy? is that what you want from the OS?

Posted by speters150 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

I'm not looking for flashy, but I'm also looking for something that isn't just an icon/theme update to the current system. I think big incremental changes need to take place from a 5.0 to a 6.0 OS, not just small baby steps.

Well see though. I'm going to test drive it when it's released. If it's not what I hope it can be or just isn't for me, then I'll think about migrating.

Posted by deRusett Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Fair enough, though I don't know how it is thought that what we are seeing is ONLY theme updates, multitouch, smooth navigation, a frequent used pane all show more than just a theme, (if there is an OS5 theme that gives me a frequent use pane point me there that would be useful)

Posted by ExiledTexan Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Great video! I appreciate the preview. 512k Memory? Definitely makes me ready to retire my trusty 9000.

Posted by iamdutchy Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

i hope this doesnt cost a fortune :/

Posted by team_leader_alpha1 Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Sal,

Awesome video! When is RIM gonna release this bad boy?

Posted by 1magine Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Lots and lots of pics and videos for some weeks/months now of these devices due to launch 4th quarter. So how far out is the S3 or the legendary S4? Keep releasing hardware and software revisions that are a year behind your competition RIM and your stock is going to drop another 25%.

Posted by Jerry5k Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

I will be 71 in August and I have had a BOLD9000 since the first day it came out. In my opinion the BOLD9000 has been the best phone produced by RIM. I use it for everything (web pages,Email,storing photos and music,Listen to Pandora on my car stereo,Read NYTimes,Fox news,etc.,financial data, sports info on SCORE,Garmin GPS/mobile,Golflogix and many more applications.

After viewing the video on the 9800 I am like a 5 year old waiting for Christmas to come. Get this 9800 out ASAP so I can continue to use my brain cells on using whatever I have to it fullest potential. Keeps me young.( I try to show all my senior friends what they are missing by not having a smart phone.) (My kids & grandkids are amazed on my many uses of my BOLD9000) Looking forward to doing the same on the 9800.

Posted by pineypl Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Maybe this will launch in time for me to get this. This is a phone/device I have been waiting for. Gotta love a REAL keyboard. Thanks Sal for the vid, great stuff.

Posted by 06kingranch Wednesday, Jul 07, 2010 585 days ago

Sprint you need to get this phone. I think I might actually use this with the trackpad more than the touchscreen. I just want the bigger screen real estate.

I have screen envy when I see phones like the iPhones and Android phones but everything else on my Tour is perfect.

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