This smartphone by Blackberry has a slide design. It has 3G network. It has 3.2 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen. It has a QWERTY keyboard and Optical trackpad. The Blackberry Torch 9800 also has a proximity sensor for auto turn-off. For Alerts it has vibration as well as MP3 ringtones. The phonebook can have practically unlimited entries and fields. It can also keep call records. The internal memory has 4 GB storage capacity.

It has an expandable memory up to 32 GB. It supports EDGE, WLAN and GPRS. It is also compatible with 3G. It does not have an infrared port. It does have a USB port. The 5 MP camera features Geo-tagging, continuous autofocus and image stabilization. It can make quality videos also. It has a 624 MHz processor. Messaging options include SMS, MMS, Email, Push Mail and IM. It has preloaded as well as downloadable games. This model is available in Black, White and Dark Orange color. It also supports GPS. It has a prolonged battery life. With 2G the standby time of the battery is 432 hours and that with 3G it is 336 hours. It offers a talk time of 5 hours and 30 minutes with 2G and 4 hours and 30 minutes with 3G.