Research In Motion (RIM),the makers of the popular BlackBerry smartphones,today launched a high-end model,BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone,priced at Rs 28,490,featuring the new BlackBerry 7 operating system.
“The BlackBerry Torch 9860 features many new enhancements,including the next generation BlackBerry 7 operating system and we think customers will be particularly thrilled by its faster performance,” RIM India Managing Director Frenny Bawa said.
With a 1 GHz central processing unit and a 3.7-inch display,the all-touch BlackBerry Torch 9860 is optimised for displaying Web pages,photos and videos,as well as delivering powerful gaming experience. It also delivers real-time communications and collaboration experience,besides high definition video recording,the company said.
The BlackBerry Torch 9860 runs on the new BlackBerry 7 operating system,which features the next generation BlackBerry browser,voice-activated searches and has the ability to manage personal content separately from corporate content,as well as additional personal and productivity applications out-of-the-box.
The next generation browser combines the performance of the WebKit browser engine together with BlackBerry Torch 9860’s hardware enhancements to deliver 40 per cent faster browsing results than earlier models.