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    The Blackberry Torch and iPhone 4 are compared. While the iPhone has more processing power and screen resolution, making it better for media, the Torch has a physical keyboard, faster performance with multiple apps open, and allows expanding memory with an SD card. Both are capable smartphones, so personal usage is most important in choosing between them.

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    The Blackberry Torch and iPhone 4 are compared. While the iPhone has more processing power and screen resolution, making it better for media, the Torch has a physical keyboard, faster performance with multiple apps open, and allows expanding memory with an SD card. Both are capable smartphones, so personal usage is most important in choosing between them.

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    The Blackberry Torch and iPhone 4 are compared. While the iPhone has more processing power and screen resolution, making it better for media, the Torch has a physical keyboard, faster performance with multiple apps open, and allows expanding memory with an SD card. Both are capable smartphones, so personal usage is most important in choosing between them.

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    Week 6 Reading - Matching Features

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    The Blackberry Torch and iPhone 4 are compared. While the iPhone has more processing power and screen resolution, making it better for media, the Torch has a physical keyboard, faster performance with multiple apps open, and allows expanding memory with an SD card. Both are capable smartphones, so personal usage is most important in choosing between them.

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    MODEL PR CTICE

    Read the passage below and answer questions 1‐4

    Smartphones for Smart People


    . Smartphones have never been more desirable, nor the market more competitive. Today we review two
    of the big hitters, pple's iPhone 4 and RIM's Blackberry Torch. So why would you choose one phone over
    the other?
    B. The days when a phone was as big as a house brick are long gone – but how does modern smartphone
    technology feel in your pocket? The Torch is slightly bigger and bulkier than the iPhone – and the reason
    is down to the Torch's slide‐out, hard‐key keyboard. But if you're a businessman or serious emailer, then
    the extra millimetres are probably worth it.
    C. The iPhone boasts a processor twice the size of the Torch: 1 GHz vs 624MHz.
    However, this really isn't reflected in the responsiveness, especially when The Torch is fast
    multitasking. Due to more efficient memory management, we found the Torch to “the Blackberry Torch
    be actually faster when running applications, and quicker when several apps are has a paltry 4GB” 
    open at once. limited internal
    memory capacity
    D. Internal or external memory capacity? Whilst the iPhone has up to a whopping
    32GB internal memory, the Blackberry Torch has a paltry 4GB. But that's not the
    end of the story. The 32GB is the limit with the iPhone; you simply can't increase its capacity further. This
    is not the case with the Torch – stick in an external micro SD memory card and you can have an instant
    32GB, which offers the user a good deal of flexibility.
    E. Both devices have amazingly crisp and clear displays. However, the Torch's 3.2 inch touchscreen with
    its 360 x 480 pixel retina display is eclipsed by the iPhone's 3.5 inch display with an amazing 640 x 960
    pixels. If you're all about downloading music videos, then the iPhone wins hands down.
    F. When browsing the Web, iPhone uses the tried and tested Safari browser. It's quick and reliable and it
    allows you to move from one screen to another fairly easily. However, the Torch uses WebKit's browser,
    which comes with two distinct advantages. Whereas the iPhone moves between screens, the Torch allows
    you to use tabs to effortlessly switch between windows – a feature we suggest should be sold as standard.
    It cleverly also automatically resizes text as you browse, something that really comes into its own on a
    smaller screen.
    G. When choosing the right phone, it's a question of thinking how you will personally use it. Both these
    smartphones are great devices, and for myself, I'd be happy to carry either. In fact, it seems that as design
    and technology advance, it's becoming increasingly difficult to make a bad choice!
    Questions 1‐4: Classify the following statements, 1‐4, as referring to:
    pple's iPhone
    B RIM's Blackberry Torch

    1 This smartphone is fast, although its internal memory has limited capacity. … B ...................

    2 Its memory capacity cannot be upgraded. … ...................


    3 It's the best device for downloading media. .........................
    4 This phone has something which ought to be included on all phones. .........................

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