Powered by the new BlackBerry® 7 OS and Liquid Graphics™, your photos, videos, games and apps come to life in incredible detail on the large screen.
Picture perfect
Capture life’s little surprises with 720p HD video so you can relive them over and over again. Or use the 5MP camera to pull off amazing photos with face detection, 4X zoom and image stabilization.abilization.
All-touch, refined
A spectacular 3.7″ touch screen is the largest on a BlackBerry® smartphone yet. It boasts millions of colors for a stunning viewing experience, and provides a smooth, accurate and fast typing experience.
Next-generation software
BlackBerry® 7is a smoother and faster BlackBerry OS, with breakthrough technologies and new apps and experiences. And with Liquid Graphics, you’ll enjoy truly stunning multimedia and gaming.
BlackBerry browser
The new BlackBerry browser offers incredibly fast page load times, better web-based gaming, HTML5 video support and seamless scrolling and zooming.
Voice-activated universal search
The most powerful on-device search has gone hands-free. With speech-to-text translation, you can now look for files, email, contacts and music—and even search the web—all without typing a thing.
Augmented reality
Make life more fun with augmented reality apps like the WikiTude World Browser to learn about your surroundings in real-time.
The power to perform
A 1.2GHz processor powers BlackBerry Torch 9850/9860 smartphones, seamlessly integrating with BlackBerry 7 OS. So you can game, surf, socialize or watch videos with smoother multitasking and navigation.
Get to know your smartphone
Getting started
Learn how to make the most of your new BlackBerry Torch smartphone, beginning with a simple setup.
Work-life balance
BlackBerry® Balance™ keeps your work life and private life separate. Enjoy the fullest BlackBerry experience on just one device.
Your social universe
With social feeds and apps, and the new BBM™ 6 on your BlackBerry Torch smartphone, it’s fast and simple to stay in touch and up-to-date.
The Motorola Droid Bionic 4G the latest phone from Verizon Wireless has a dual-core processor with both cores running at 1 GHz and includes 1 GB of powerful PC-grade RAM. The smartphone runs on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and the 4G LTE network for Verizon Wireless which, is 10 times faster than 3G. The smartphone packs a powerful punch and is very quick for internet browsing (on Firefox browser) and multi-tasking on different apps. The Droid Bionic has a built in mobile hotspot wifi and supports up to five devices including, MP3 Player, Laptop and other phones which, is subject to an additional charge.
The smartphone features a scratch-resistant and glare reducing 4.3-inch qHD display with a 24-bit color depth and 960 x 540 px resolution. The screen is excellent for gaming which offers rich and clear images at console quality and can be attached via HDMI cable (sold seperately) to your HDTV for the full HD experience at 1080p. The Droid Bionic has a front facing VGA camera with a see what I see feature for sharing your experiences via a wireless connection or 4G. The rear facing 8 megapixel camera allows to to capture stunning photographs and video in high quality full HD in 1080p.
As well as the ultra fast 4G and dual-core processors there is ample storage space to match making this phone more than big enough to store all of your files, videos, photos and apps with 16 GB of onboard storage including an extra 16GB Micro SD card with an option to upgrade to a 32GB Micro SD card should you run out of space. There are also features to stream TV and video simultaneously and wirelessly stream stereo audio and video via compatable DNLA devices.
Other features of the Droid Bionic 4G include GPS satellite navigation with location based services, built in Google maps navigation with spoken word for word directions , bluetooth for hands free devices, and 10.8 hours of talktime with up to 200 hours standby time.
A fluid all-touch display plus slide-out QWERTY keyboard provide an incredible multimedia experience, while never compromising efficient typing with the classic BlackBerry keyboard.
Power packed
Ample memory
With 8 GB of memory, expandable up to 32 GB with a microSD card, feel free to take more pictures, capture more videos and download more apps.1
Speedy processing
Thanks to a 1.2GHz processor on the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9810, you can experience browsing, socializing and gaming at blazing fast speeds.
Convenient connectivity
Connect the way you want with HSPA+ high speeds
and Wi-Fi® connectivity.
Liquid Graphics
Experience more fluid animations, instant response times and stunning graphics on your BlackBerry Torch 9810 touch screen. Thanks to the blazing-fast CPU and powerful graphics processing, Liquid Graphics™ technology delivers an incredible multimedia experience.
Camera and video
Thanks to a 5 MP camera with flash, and advanced features, it’s easy to capture those spontaneous moments. Or take a high quality video like a pro with 720p HD video recording on the BlackBerry Torch 9810.
BlackBerry 7 OS
Get the next-generation BlackBerry OS software on the BlackBerry Torch 9810. It has evolved to deliver smoother, faster multimedia experiences and breakthrough technologies.
BlackBerry Browser
The BlackBerry® 7 browser supports HTML5 video and provides a seamless loading, scrolling and zooming experience that’s super fast. Augmented reality on the BlackBerry Torch 9810 is enabled with the digital compass and accelerometer. With the Wikitude World Browser, it provides an exciting new way to interact and socialize with the world around you. Voice-activated universal search With speech-to-text translation, you can search for files, email, contacts, music and more—and even search the web—without typing a thing.
As someone who loved the game online, I always look for the latest information about online games on the internet, almost every gaming site on the internet I’ve opened, and never tried it. ranging from sites that provide free services, to be paid. however, after I do the analysis, is actually not too many comparisons between the games provided by the paid sites, nor is free. so I always prefer sites that provide online games for free, so I do not need to pay to play online games. some time ago I found a site that provides online games, and especially for lovers of mario. » Read more: Super Mario Games For Free
Even back when it was just a sketch we were suitably intrigued by Sony’s Tablet S. Then it was the “S1,” a name that, indistinct as it was, still had more character and mystery than the unfortunately generic moniker it will ship with. Still, a dull name can’t obscure the most distinctive design we’ve yet seen in an Android Honeycomb slate, an aerofoil-like shape inspired not by a flying machine, but a rather more pedestrian folded magazine.
But, the result is a tablet that’s considerably thicker than the current king of the Android hill, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 (not to mention the iPad 2), a chunky design that isn’t always as hand-friendly as it looks. Is this the glossy, perfectly-paginated future of tablet design, oris it just a misshapen slate with a broken crease and shattered dreams? Read on to find out.
Look and feel
So what about that famous folded design? Well, the first time you pick it up, you’ll wonder why all tablets aren’t shaped like this. It fits comfortably and securely in either hand, with subtle dimples adding extra grip to what would otherwise be a slick, fingerprint-prone plastic back. If you’re the sort who likes to hold a tablet in one hand, portrait-style, whilst tapping away with the other, you’ll quickly feel right at home.
The Tablet S is also particularly well-suited to sitting on a desk in landscape, like a little keyboard. Sony thoughtfully attached a pair of rubber nubs on the top and, thanks to the gentle incline of the screen when placed on something flat, it makes for a decent typing surface — much more so than other tablets that are less inclined to your touch.
But, try to use this slate in any other position and the design becomes something of a hindrance. Sitting on a lap in landscape, for example, we found the incline a bit too steep. Meanwhile, in portrait orientation you’ll never manage to get the screen flat — it’s always angled one way or another.
Hold it in both hands and you’ll also be struggling. We found the 9.4-inch screen to be a little too wide to comfortably type on with our thumbs. Turn it 90 degrees and it’s much easier to opposably tap at the thing, but then the somewhat sharp edges on the skinny side start cutting into your palms. Unless we were sitting with this on a desk, we had a hard time getting comfortable typing on the Tablet S, and while that’s a problem that can be assigned to any tablet these days, the asymmetrical styling isn’t much help.
Again, all this results in a bit of a chunky girl. At its thinnest, Sony claims it’s 0.3 inches (7.62mm) thick, but it of course swells out from there, growing to about 0.8-inches (20.23mm). That means it’s even plumper than the Motorola Xoom on one side, but even its thinner end is no more slender than the Tab 10.1 — unless you count the beveled edge, which we don’t.
Its footprint on the other two dimensions is almost identical to the 10.1, measuring 9.5 x 6.8-inches (241 x 173mm). That means it’s only a fraction of an inch narrower, despite giving up 0.7 inches on the diagonal of the screen size. Sure, you probably won’t miss that extra space, but why settle for less?
Look between the black bars of the bezel and you’ll be greeted with a 1,280 x 800 display that Sony says uses the company’s TruBlack technology — already a staple in its Bravia televisions. While such trademarked tech is usually fluff, we must say the results here are quite good. You’ll get contrast ratios that hold up from any angle and very accurate color reproduction that surpasses the Tab 10.1. And, yes, the blacks are indeed about as good as you’re going to get on an LCD these days — no concerns about light leakage here.
You will, however, have to worry about getting a case. The surface that covers the screen is rather sadly not Gorilla Glass and, while Sony says there’s a protective layer here to keep the display scratch-free, after just one trip into a messenger bag unprotected it came out with a few new fine lines. This is a trip the Corning-clad Galaxy Tab 10.1 has made many, many times before, and it’s still looking as good as the day it came out of the box.
The rest of the Tablet S is similarly scratch-prone, with a few fine scuffs appearing on the pimply back, and should you make the mistake of tapping on it you’re greeted with a sound that can only be described as hollow. Meanwhile, the sides are made of what can only be called plastic, with a fine matte silver paint job that offers a high-end look, but a low-end feel. This is best demonstrated with the flimsy door that covers the tablet’s full SD card reader. But, we must make it very clear that this is not the storage augmentation you might be hoping for.
The tablet cannot directly play media from the SD card; it must first be copied to the internal storage. So, if you had dreams of buying the 16GB version then slapping a cheap 16GB SD card in there to make up the difference, let this be your rude awakening. » Read more: Sony Tablet S preview
The horde of Honeycomb-based tablets announced at CES arrived in Spring, followed quickly by the Android 3.1 update. With so many similar models available now, what makes one of these tablets different or better than the others? And can any of them beat the current tablet standard, the Apple iPad 2 (4.5 stars, $499)? The Wi-Fi-only Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101, a 10.1-inch tablet powered by the beefy Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, attempts to separate itself from a crowded Honeycomb tablet field with its low price, some user interface tweaks, and a cool accessory—an optional keyboard dock that converts the tablet into a virtual netbook. Does the Eee Pad standout as a unique Honeycomb tablet? In a word: No. But it does standout as an inexpensive option that isn’t missing any key features, and it’s definitely one of the best Android tablets out there.
At $399 for the 16GB model and $499 for the 32GB version, the Wi-Fi-only Eee Pad Transformer is aggressively priced. Compared with the iPad 2, which fetches $499 (16GB), $599 (32GB), and $699 (64GB), the Transformer is a downright bargain. The 32GB, Wi-Fi only Motorola Xoom (3.5 stars), like the iPad, is $599, while the Acer Iconia Tab A500 ($449, 3.5 stars), which is 16GB and Wi-Fi-only, goes for $449. So, for now, the Eee Pad is the cheapest Honeycomb tablet you’ll find. It’s also the least-expensive tablet that can come close to competing with the iPad 2 in terms of overall experience.
Design & File Support
Measuring 6.9 by 10.7 by 0.6 inches (HWD), the 1.5 pound Transformer looks, well, a whole lot like just about every other tablet we’ve seen. With built-in speakers flanking the screen on either side, a 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera and a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, the tablet’s primary difference, visually, is its dark gray/metallic coloring—slightly different than the standard black plastic look. The back panel features an interesting etched, geometric pattern, and of course, the Asus logo. In terms of screen size, its 10.1-inch, 1280-by-800 pixel multitouch screen most-closely resembles the Motorola Xoom’s, which has identical screen specs. The Transformer integrates an accelerometer and gyroscope, uses the dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 1GHz processor, and supports 802.11n wireless signals, as well as Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR.
The right-hand panel houses a mini-HDMI output (a cable is not included), a micro-SD slot, and a 3.5-mm headphone jack. The left panel has a Power button and Volume controls, and the lower panel houses the proprietary connection for cable sync and dock connection (along with two slots to stabilize the tablet when docked). A USB sync cable and charger are included, but like other tablets, you won’t find earbuds.
Also not included, though instrumental in the marketing of the Transformer, is the full QWERTY keyboard dock, which, for $149, turns the tablet into a streamlined netbook. It even folds up like a laptop when connected. The sync cable side-connects so you can charge, or even sync files from your computer, while you type. Check out our full review of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 Docking Station ($149, 4 stars) for more details, but the bottom line is: The Transformer-and-dock combo is only $50 more expensive than the Xoom, which is a good deal.
First things first: We reviewed the Verizon Motorola Xoom back in February, and we recently updated that review to reflect the Android 3.1 update. In a nutshell, the Xoom started off missing some key features—full Flash support was a big one. With the latest update to Google’s tablet OS, Honeycomb, support for Adobe Flash 10.3 moved out of shaky beta mode and now works like a charm. Multitasking was also improved to include far more possible active apps at once. The Xoom Wi-Fi ships with the Android 3.1 update, so all you need to do is power up and log on to a wireless network. This review specifically discusses the Wi-Fi-only version of the tablet. Since there are few differences between the Wi-Fi tablet and carrier-backed versions, we will refer you to our original Verizon Motorola Xoom review for all the nitty gritty details—just skip the sections on cellular service and pricing.
As for the Wi-Fi Xoom, here’s what you need to know. The tablet comes in a single 32GB capacity, costs $599, and can be purchased directly from Motorola, or from a handful of additional retailers. The aforementioned Verizon model with cellular connectivity (in addition to Wi-Fi) is available for $599.99 with a two-year agreement. The monthly charge for 3G service is $20 for up to 1GB of data, but unlike with the iPad, you cannot opt in or out on a monthly basis.
Two things are worth considering before you plunk down $600 for a Wi-Fi-only tablet. Are you sure you won’t miss that always-on cell service? There’s a chance you will find a tablet with no Internet access far less useful, but if that prospect doesn’t bother you, or you’re really only going to use it at home, then there’s only one more thing to consider: is the Xoom the right Wi-Fi-only tablet for you?
If you have already ruled out the Apple iPad 2 ($699, 4.5 stars), then you are likely choosing between competing Android tablet versions. The iPad 2 is definitely worth your serious consideration, however—it’s the best tablet currently available. The RIM BlackBerry PlayBook ($599, 2.5 stars), on the other hand, is the other major tablet with a non-Android-based OS, but if you check out our review, you will see several reasons not to go that route.
This leaves a couple other strictly Wi-Fi, Honeycomb tablet options. The Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 (3.5 stars) is cheaper no matter which model you get, the 16GB ($399) or the 32GB ($499). It also has a great keyboard-with-trackpad dock accessory that snaps on and folds the tablet into a makeshift netbook, though it costs $149 extra. The Acer Iconia Tab A500 ($449, 3.5 stars) is quite similar to the Xoom in many regards, but its $450 price tag only gets you 16GB—but if that’s all you need, it’s obviously a better deal.
For a deeper dive, read our Motorola Xoom review, which discusses the tablet in greater detail. Everything you need to know about design, performance, the OS, and apps is there.
There’s a palpable sense of déjà vu in the PCMag Labs these days. New tablets come in, but they all seem vaguely familiar, as if we’ve seen them before. The Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet K1 is no exception: on the outside and inside, there’s not a lot about this tablet that is unique. Lenovo offers a few tweaks that might make it more compelling than some other Android-based tablets, but it’s more or less your typical Honeycomb tablet. Like many of its Android 3.0 brethren, it’s fast and offers strong multitasking, but it’s no match for the reigning tablet king, the Apple iPad 2 ($499-$829, 4.5 stars).
The K1 comes in three color models—black and silver, red and silver, or white and silver—and costs $499.99 for a 32GB, Wi-Fi-only model ($519.99 for the black and silver model with a leather cover). That’s $100 less expensive than the same-capacity iPad 2, and is on par with the lower-cost Honeycomb tablets—the Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF101 (3.5 stars) is also $499 for 32GB, while the Wi-Fi Motorola Xoom goes for $599. 3G models of the K1, as well as other size options (16 and 64GB) aren’t available yet, but should be soon, according to Lenovo.
Design The IdeaPad K1 looks like nothing you’ve ever seen. Unless, of course, you’ve ever seen any other tablet on the market, in which case it looks a lot like all of those. The K1 is a glossy rectangle with rounded corners, measuring 7.4 by 10.4 by 0.5 inches (HWD) and weighing 1.61 pounds. It’s relatively thick as tablets go, but not quite at the level of the Toshiba Thrive ($429.99, 3.5 stars), and it’s heavier than most tablets but not problematically so.
The K1’s closest visual analog is probably the original Apple iPad; they’re almost exactly the same thickness, and virtually the same width. The K1’s a little taller, though, and has a noticeably larger bezel. The large bezel makes it appear to be wider than it is—the screen is a 16:10, 10.1-inch, 1280-by-800 LCD, just like you’d find on the slimmer Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ($499.99, 3.5 stars) or Motorola Xoom ($599, 3.5 stars).
There are some unique design elements in play on the K1, and they’re mostly good things. The colored back, along with a small bump on the bottom where the speakers are, provides a nice punch instead of the sleek-but-boring all-black look. The Volume and Power buttons, which are too-close to one another, are on the left side of the tablet when held horizontally, along with the SD card slot and rotation lock switch. Their location makes them easy to reach when you hold the tablet in landscape mode. There’s a headphone jack, HDMI port, and proprietary charging connector on the bottom panel.
There’s also a single hardware button on the right side of the screen, which we haven’t seen before on a Honeycomb tablet. That button, actually, is my favorite feature of the device. (That sounds odd, I know, but bear with me.) Honeycomb builds the Home, Back and Multitasking buttons into a black bar at the bottom of the screen, and that works fine, but the buttons move when you rotate the device, and you have to look for them to find them. One hardware button, always in the same place near where you’re holding the device, is a nice touch. Plus, this one has a few tricks up its sleeve. Tapping the button takes you Home; Swiping left, across the button, (if the button is at the bottom of the device, held in portrait mode), navigates backward; swiping right opens the menu; and pressing-and-holding the button takes a screenshot—a feature sorely lacking in Android otherwise. Unfortunately, it doesn’t wake the device from sleep—you’ll still need to hunt for the Power button.
The rest of the K1’s hardware reads like a Honeycomb requirements checklist: Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, front and rear cameras (2 and 5 megapixels, respectively), Bluetooth and Wi-Fi b/g/n. Lenovo says the battery will last up to 10 hours; our tests, which consist of turning Wi-Fi on and playing video non-stop, yielded battery life of 7 hours, 39 minutes.
Budget Android smartphones are turning out to be quite popular these days. The Huawei M835 is one example of this trend, but it’s not a good example. In fact, it’s bad enough to turn many people away from the smartphone idea altogether. Trust us: you can do much better on MetroPCS for nearly the same cash up front.
Design, Call Quality, and Apps
The Huawei M835 measures 4.1 by 2.2 by 0.5 inches (HWD) and weighs 3.9 ounces. It’s a tiny phone that looks and feels good, with its full glass front panel and soft touch battery cover. The flat, circular navigation rocker is a little fiddly, but I got used to it quickly. The 2.8-inch capacitive touch screen features just 240-by-320-pixel resolution. That’s fine on a feature phone or an older BlackBerry, but Android really needs at least 320-by-480 for its interface elements and scrolling menus to make sense. It also makes fonts look fuzzy, and many Android Market apps don’t show up in searches, because they’re not compatible. There’s just no getting around this screen issue, and it’s disappointing to keep seeing it pop up on brand new phones. The small 2.8-inch panel size is also a problem, but it’s not as serious. While the touch keyboard feels cramped, it’s not entirely unusable.
The M835 is a tri-band 2G 1xRTT (850/1700/1900 MHz) CDMA device with 802.11b/g Wi-Fi; the M835 connected to my WPA2-encrypted Wi-Fi network without issue. That’s helpful, as the 2G data radio means you’ll be waiting around a lot for Web pages to load. MetroPCS doesn’t have a 3G network; if you want fast connections with this carrier, you have to trade up to the 4G LTE Samsung Galaxy Indulge ($299, 4 stars). Voice quality was mixed; callers sounded a little bright and harsh through the earpiece, but there was plenty of gain available. Transmissions were choppy through the microphone, with plenty of hiss around my syllables, and a low-volume, background hiss audible throughout each call. Reception was below average; I live in a marginal MetroPCS coverage area, but handsets with better reception usually stay connected; this one dropped a few calls during testing.
Calls sounded clear through an Aliph Jawbone Era Bluetooth headset ($129, 4 stars). Voice dialing worked over Bluetooth, but it repeatedly missed digits no matter how slowly and clearly I spoke them; this is unusual for Android’s native voice dialer. The speakerphone went surprisingly loud, although I heard plenty of distortion at the top two volume settings. Battery life was short at just 3 hours and 53 minutes of talk time. With the phone turned off, it displays a percentage gauge as it charges, which is helpful.
Android 2.2 (Froyo) is on board; it’s not the latest version of Android, but it’s the most common one in the market today. Regardless, this is one sluggish phone, and even worse than usual for a low-end device. The M835 uses a 528Mhz Qualcomm processor which is even slower than the 600Mhz units we’ve seen in many low-end Android phones recently, and the software seems to be poorly optimized.
Bringing up the dialer often took several seconds. Menu scrolling was choppy enough that it would freeze for a moment halfway through. The stock WebKit browser even had trouble with WAP pages; choppy scrolling and blurry fonts made browsing unnecessarily difficult. The free Google Maps Navigation (rebranded MetroNavigator) offers voice-enabled, turn-by-turn GPS directions, and you can get your Web and Exchange e-mail, but the M835 offers a substandard Android experience no matter how you approach it.
The LG Cosmos 2 is a modest upgrade over the original LG Cosmos, which we reviewed back in March of 2010. It’s still a solid performer, and one of the few Verizon phones that doesn’t require a data plan. If all you need is voice calls, texting, and a music player, the Cosmos 2 will take you far. Just don’t buy this cell phone expecting a powerful Internet experience.
Design, Call Quality, and Interface The Cosmos 2 measures 4.4 by 2.1 by 0.6 inches (HWD) and weighs 4.6 ounces. It’s made entirely of a solid-feeling matte plastic, and at least when closed, it looks almost identical to the original Cosmos (save for the fact that it opens the opposite way, with the two menu buttons now on the left instead of the right). The smallish 2-inch screen sports a relatively sharp 240-by-320-pixel resolution with unusually vibrant color for a low-end phone. If you don’t like ergonomically angled QWERTY keyboards, the Cosmos 2 may appeal to you. It features four perfectly straight rows of flat, rubber keys that are spaced slightly apart from each other. I could type on it fine, but I don’t like keyboards that put the spacebar in between letter keys, because it leads to more typos; I’d rather lose the row of numbers across the top instead. On the plus side, the numeric keypad on the front was easy to dial numbers with, and I liked the bright, even backlighting.
The Cosmos 2 is a dual-band 1xRTT (850/1900 MHz) device with no 3G or Wi-Fi. That’s fine, though; blazing Internet access isn’t really this handset’s mission. Calls sounded clear, crisp, and loud, in both directions, with no audible background hiss. A slight hint of static around spoken words was all that distinguished it from a nearby Verizon iPhone 4. The static was telling, though, as reception seemed below par; the Cosmos 2 dropped several calls during testing. The speakerphone went nice and loud, with little audible distortion at the top setting.
Calls sounded clear through an Aliph Jawbone Era Bluetooth headset ($129, 4 stars). Voice dialing worked fine over Bluetooth, though sometimes it took several seconds before it registered my voice command. Battery life was good at 6 hours and 15 minutes of talk time.
