New BlackBerrys Unveiled: See The Torch 9810, Torch 9850, Torch 9860 And More (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

The BlackBerry smartphone collection just got a few new additions

Research in Motion announced in a press release that it is releasing 5 new smartphones -- two models of the BlackBerry Bold with physical keyboard, and three models of the touchscreen-only BlackBerry Torch -- on over 225 worldwide carriers.

Notably, the Torch 9810 will be the first 4G BlackBerry--though as Engadget points out, "that asterisk upside the "4G" logo couldn't possibly be more telling." In other words, some restrictions apply and most wireless providers' 4G networks are still being built out.

All of the new phones will run on the new BlackBerry OS 7, which RIM is fairly excited about: It "incorporates HTML 5 capabilities", and RIM says that BlackBerry 7 is up to 40 percent faster at page loads than BlackBerry 6, and up to 100 percent faster than BlackBerry 5. The new smartphones will also come standard with BlackBerry's previously-premium Documents To Go doc editing suite and PDF viewer, as well as the popular BBM real-time messaging service.

Both the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Bold 9930 were announced by RIM in May 2011 at its BlackBerry World Event in Orlando. The Bold is the thinnest of the BlackBerry smartphones at 10.5mm (the iPhone 4 is 9.5mm, for comparison) and comes loaded with NFC (Near Field Communication) capability, which allows the owner to transfer information wirelessly from his or her phone. It has a physical keyboard and touchscreen and looks most like the businessman's BlackBerry most people probably associate with the company.

The difference between the two models is in the network: The 9900 is connective to HSPA+, while the 9930 is more friendly for world travelers, with both dual-band CDMA and quad-band GSM.

There are two new BlackBerry Torch models to look at here. First is the 9810, an update to the 9800, with a slide-out keyboard and touchscreen combo. It has a 3.2-inch display and RIM claims it is faster than its predecessor and "more fluid with high performance hardware features."

The BlackBerry Torch 9850/9860 is all touchscreen. The 3.7-inch display screen is the "largest ever on a BlackBerry smartphone" and it will also operate on AT&T's 4G network.

RIM says its new BlackBerry smartphones will be released to the public in late August, following a summer of delays for this line of phones. For now, feast your eyes on the new phones from BlackBerry:

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Both the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Bold 9930 were announced by RIM in May 2011 at its BlackBerry World Event in Orlando. The Bold is the thinnest of the BlackBerry smartphones at 10.5mm (the iPhone 4 is 9.5mm, for comparison) and comes loaded with NFC (Near Field Communication) capability, which allows the owner to make payments wirelessly from his or her phone. It has a physical keyboard and touchscreen and looks most like the businessman's BlackBerry most people probably associate with the company.

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Both the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Bold 9930 were announced by RIM in May 2011 at its BlackBerry World Event in Orlando. The Bold is the thinnest of the BlackBerry smartphones at 10.5mm (the iPhone 4 is 9.5mm, for comparison) and comes loaded with NFC (Near Field Communication) capability, which allows the owner to make payments wirelessly from his or her phone. It has a physical keyboard and touchscreen and looks most like the businessman's BlackBerry most people probably associate with the company.

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[mszksg]

08:50 PM on 09/19/2011

I heart my new BB Bold 9930. I can never go without a keyboard again. So it looks like I will be with BB forever. The Storm 2 sucked royally. The new Torch was cool, tried it out but not for me. I just need a little e-mail, text and instant messages and oh yeah voice calls.. I have an old Apple Touch that is good for a word game or two. My 15 data plan is okay with me too, 150 mb is more than enough.

[Michael D Montoya]

04:19 AM on 09/12/2011

I owned the Storm, then the Storm2. Sadly I just replaced my BB with a Droid Charge. I am not dogging on BB but simply could not wait any longer for a new version of the Storm to hit Verizon.

My phone, despite only having it for a little over a year was tired and worn out and needed a replacement. The browser in comparison to the Droid is no comparison at all.

BB does have features though that have business people in mind. They are too lengthy to list here. Also, the BB email interface is much more efficient. The 3G BB could not handle streaming movies the way the Droid can... however much of that streaming is in 4G so the comparison is off. I think it smart of BB to allow Android apps to run on their smartphones.

I hope BB can remain competitive but for whatever reason they have seemed to lost their focus. My perception is the companies leadership allowed complacency to set in. Usually a change of leadership from the top down can help fix attitudes from within who like things just the way they are and refuse to change and innovate with the market.

[bd7769]

09:51 AM on 08/23/2011

If it can't play Angry Birds, then it is useless

[Exfl]

02:30 PM on 08/06/2011

My 4 year old Blackberry curve and my 12 year old Ford pickup have the same things in common. They always work, were long ago paid for, and they do everything that I need them to do. Unlike my wife's I-phone (which seems to be as much a fashion statement as a tool) I don't plan to replace either one until (1) it breaks or (2) newer models are dramatically superior. So, ironically, I guess producing a solid, reliable, and well-performing machine costs you market share in our throw-away society.

[Stanley Seay]

04:18 PM on 08/15/2011

Well performing? Blackberries are so old school its pathetic. The only advantage to them is the encryption which is why the government uses them. Soon as a different company can do that, you can say goodbye to Blackberries forever.

[ThePlumber2012]

10:03 PM on 08/24/2011

Not even because Steve Jobs resigned??

[Rafael Perez]

03:27 AM on 08/06/2011

With the exception of the last 2 models, pretty much all of the blackberries look the same, gen. after gen.

[Marionette]

10:24 PM on 08/05/2011

blackberries are dead... move on..

[mszksg]

09:20 PM on 08/06/2011

That cuts deep, LOL

[mfrancis87]

10:57 PM on 08/09/2011

Blackberry has not fixed the most important thing...give the consumers what they want. That is why Apple and Google have taken the market from them.

[J-Rome]

02:12 PM on 08/05/2011

Surprised that the new Torches don't have a forward facing camera for video chatting/conferencing.

[Foday]

12:46 PM on 08/25/2011

They don't? So, other than being fast than the current ones, what else is news?

[anthonytaurus]

07:41 AM on 08/05/2011

I read some of the comments and I realize, most of you don't even know what your BlackBerry phones can do. You want this and you want that. But, have you actually tried it with your phone. Yeah, BB has it locked down on the "utility" side of things. No one can really compare.

But, what about the "fun" side that everyone is looking for?

I have a BB Torch. 32gb mem card. I have well over 3500 songs, 20 short vids, 900+ pics, and still 10+gb free. I am not much of a mobile gamer but I've got Sim City, Final Fantasy, etc. On top of that, with the BBM6, I beat a friend in Battles (Battleship) over BBM. Innovation? Who's doing that? Most of the apps people are using are readily available on BlackBerry. I simply couldn't get into podcasts. I can't bring myself to watch a whole 30min show or movie on a single digit-inch screen.

I can't wait to pick up the new Bold. It's just right.

And google my name if you think RIM planted me here. They wouldn't count on me to deliver their message.

All in all. I blame RIM. It's their marketing that needs the most help. A lot of you actually believe the nonsense about BB only being for business. Get your heads out of the ground.

BlackBerry is in it for the long haul..

[helioszephyr]

08:17 AM on 08/05/2011

RIM needs to get its head out of the sand. Adding 5 new smart phones to their line will not end their market relevance woes or make them competitive, and further fragments their offering and increases cost of production.

There's a smart phone company out there that dominates the market with one (1) phone.

[anthonytaurus]

08:36 AM on 08/05/2011

LOL. They dominate with a marketing plan.

The same problem that causes people to view BB as just a business phone is the same problem that causes people to believe that "copy and paste" is an upgrade or antennagate didn't happen.

It's all in the marketing. Folks don't know what their phones can do because RIM doesn't market them properly. People like the Apple commercials with the dancing silhouette. People like the super high tech appeal of "Droid".

What's RIM doing with the BlackBerry brand? Nothing. They're letting other people define and position their brand as a business device. Sure, you don't want to lose that appeal. But, they've got to do a better job at positioning, especially with these new models.

[helioszephyr]

12:18 PM on 08/05/2011

"Research in Motion announced in a press release that it is releasing 5 new smartphones"

"Apple's sales record comes nearly a year after it released its latest model, the iPhone 4, and it's still selling millions of the even older iPhone 3GS. Competitors such as Samsung put out new models every few months." - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/05/apple-worlds-top-smartphone-vendor_n_919174.html

Again, one phone model. One version that's over a year old.
So, I don't... you tell me. Is 5 new models the answer... never mind that they really don't do anything (even collectively) revolutionary.

Same old stuff.

[Ryan Kenneth Leddy]

01:45 AM on 08/05/2011

Blackberry just needs to stop trying to compete with Android and IPhone in the smart phone market. They should just stick to what they do best, which is making phones for the business person.

[anthonytaurus]

07:42 AM on 08/05/2011

That's just not smart, at all.

[Foday]

01:25 PM on 08/25/2011

Ryan, where did you get the idea that BB is for business person only?

[orbs]

10:55 PM on 08/04/2011

The 9800 has been one of the more annoying contraptions put in my hands this last year. The keys are, as always, too small, the numbers are on the wrong side, forever having to ALT is severely bothersome. And, then there's the problem of one's face pressing buttons during a conversation.

Little wonder RIM took to giving the things away.

[anthonytaurus]

07:48 AM on 08/05/2011

keys too small?
My fat chubby fingers have no problem finding those keys on my Torch. I have more trouble with a touchscreen.

numbers on the wrong side?
According to whom? You? Sorry, the numbers are good right where they are.

having to hit ALT to get a number?
ummmmm... Really? That's a problem? Were you ever using a smartphone in your life?

face pressing button during a convo?
Blatant lie or maybe something is wrong with you. I've yet to have my face touch any button on that phone when I'm talking on it. I've had my Torch since day 1. The screen shuts off automatically when you bring it up to your face. I know mine does that.

I don't think you really even have a Torch

[orbs]

09:06 AM on 08/05/2011

lol...my coworkers and friends long ago grew accustomed to hearing button tones during conversations. Myself however, am ready to throw it at a wall.
Speaking of the touchscreen...it has no wiggle room for error...hit the button just right, or, end up striking a different key and having to delete.

Yes, the numbers are on the WRONG side. As most, I'm right handed, reaching across to the left side is positively counter intuitive as well as clumsy.

The screen is a bore too. Its useable for reading texts and emails...but flip on a web-page, everything is microscopically tiny. Then comes the zoom...which not only tends to not zoom, when it does, there's such a small portion of the screen showing that one has to scroll about the place so much so that its better to just wait and hit a site at home or office on a monitor.

I dig symbolic cannabis pic. Don't much care for your response to someone who has a different take on something as you.

[Foday]

01:27 PM on 08/25/2011

Have you ever checked to see if your eyes are fine? You might have vision problem -- you never know. Go see the doctor for your vision and remember better safe than sorry

[orbs]

01:46 PM on 08/25/2011

Ah, another one that sleeps with their Blackberry.

[Vic22]

10:43 PM on 08/04/2011

No one makes apps for them anymore. I hate my torch!

[EricBishop]

07:56 PM on 08/04/2011

If any of you have never heard a death rattle, scroll back up to the main article and put your ear against the screen.

[jsgaetano]

06:38 PM on 08/04/2011

Blackberry OS6 is absolute garbage. I hope OS7 looks and feels more like OS5, which was wonderful.

[Stanley Seay]

04:26 PM on 08/15/2011

Agreed. I seriously doubt that they ever even considered the customer when they came up with the major fail they call OS6.

[PopeRatzo]

05:42 PM on 08/04/2011

Great. Now if only there were Americans who had money to spend on a new phone.

[Foday]

01:30 PM on 08/25/2011

@pope but indeed there are Americans with money. Remember the "Royal" wedding of the year costing $30M. See, they sure do have the money LOL

[Emma Pieper]

03:56 PM on 08/04/2011

Want