Details cannot be confirmed at the moment, but from the set of leaks that were obtained by The Boy Genius Report, it would look like RIM has a sequel to their highly controversial Torch in the pipes. RIM, one of the top smartphone manufacturers worldwide has been facing steep competition in the wake of Android, iOS and most recently Windows Phone 7. The original Blackberry Torch as well as Storm and Storm2 were RIM’s attempt at competing with the latest generation of smartphones that place a bigger emphasis on entertainment and not as much on business centric applications. The original Torch was supposed to be a device that bridges that gap.
As for the leaked Torch 2, it is said to sport a 1.2GHz processor which is more than double the processing power of the original Torch. That puts it right within the playing field of some of the most advanced smartphones on the market, at least spec wise. Along with the CPU upgrade, the device will boast a slide out QWERTY keyboard like the original, 512MB of RAM, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and the all new Blackberry OS 6.1. The screen size is said to remain the same as well as multitouch capable. Other sources claim there will be an microSD slot and the device will be quad band as well as sport a five megapixel as well as the ability to shoot HD video, most naturally 720p or 1080p.
A release date as of yet is unknown but in light of past leaks from RIM, it is safe to speculate that RIM could make this device official by the middle of this year.
Via: Techradar
