While BB's intention clearly seems to be to take on Android and iOS4 with this, initial reviews don't rate the BB 6 OS comparable to either. Summary of views is - Not in the same league/generation, limit to the juice you can squeeze (especially on the Multimedia and browsing front) out of a legacy platform optimised for Messaging
by Matt Burns, TechCrunch on August 3, 2010
RIM’s latest BlackBerry handset combines the firms two product lines into one device. The Torch has a 3.2-inch 480×360 touchscreen previously found only on the Storm handsets up front with a full QWERTY keyboard that slides out the bottom. Inside is a quad-band GSM radio along with 4GB of internal storage backed-up by a 4GB microSD card. But that’s only half the fun.
The Torch is the first handset to run the just-announced BlackBerry 6 OS, which is among other things is RIM’s answer to the Android explosion. It packs a new media sync along with revamped social media apps and over all look. Longtime BlackBerry users will probably appreciate the WebKit browser the most though. Hopefully it brings the same sort of browsing experience to the platform that iPhone and Android users have long enjoyed.
Expect the Torch to hit AT&T retailers August 12 for $199 with a two-year service plan.
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