Slider design

The Torch is RIM's first slider device, combining a 3.2-inch half VGA capacitive touch screen and a full QWERTY keyboard.

Unlike the BlackBerry Storm models, the Torch's display does not use SurePress technology so you don't have to "click" on it. You can just tap and touch like a regular touch screen. During our brief time with the device, the touch screen was responsive, including the built-in accelerometer. The display was clear enough for reading text and viewing media, but it definitely paled in comparison to some of the higher-resolution screens on the market today.