That is still about 80 seconds longer that I want to wait but I have been doing some preliminary testing on how long it takes for the BlackBerry Torch 9800 to reboot. Ideally we would never have to reboot our BlackBerrys but it has slowly become a fact of life especially when updating applications like Facebook and Google Maps. One of the real pains of rebooting is that BlackBerrys have a history of taking forever to reboot.
My old Bold 9000 use to take about 5 minutes to reboot and recently my Bold 9700 has been averaging 3-4 minutes. That is why I was truly surprised when I started counting how long it takes for my new BlackBerry Torch 9800 to reboot and reach the homescreen after verifying security settings. Here are the numbers:
- Reboot #1: 82 seconds
- Hard reset (Battery Pull #1) 87 seconds
- Reboot #2: 79 seconds
- Hard reset (Battery Pull #2) 84 seconds
- Reboot #3: 81 seconds
So far it looks pretty stable at about 80 seconds to reboot and 85 or so seconds to hard reset… That is much faster than what I am used to an not as unbelievable as previous models. I guess RIM really did tweak the BlackBerry 6 core OS. I thought it would actually lengthen load times with all the new visual elements…
automan69 ( View Profile) - Posts: 548
Posted: August 10, 2010 at 10:34 AM EST from my BlackBerry 9700
Why not load at least 15 to 20 extra apps and then reboot. My quess you will be back up to 3/4 minutes.
Corey Davis ( View Profile) - Posts: 1293
Posted: August 10, 2010 at 10:46 AM EST
That’s what I was going to ask. What do you have loading at start up? Has anything been installed? Just curious.
Ronen Halevy ( View Profile) - Posts: 3331
Posted: August 10, 2010 at 10:56 AM EST from my BlackBerry 9800 | OS 6.0.0.141
I hsve quite a few apps installed from slacker to viigo to zonasnap… Berryreader and more
Tom ( View Profile) - Posts: 388
Posted: August 10, 2010 at 1:52 PM EST
Question: Are you connected to a BES? A BES typically drives reboot time through the roof!
Ronen Halevy ( View Profile) - Posts: 3331
Posted: August 10, 2010 at 1:56 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9800 | OS 6.0.0.141
Yeah my device is on a mail2web BES hosted plan but that has no it policies. Not sure if that makes a difference…
Terrence T ( View Profile) - Posts: 1822
Posted: August 10, 2010 at 10:57 AM EST from my BlackBerry 8900
My new curve 8900 took about 95 seconds to boot up from a battery pull (running 4.6)
When I added my apps (about 10) and 4 themes and my contacts (just 100+) and messages (20k+), it took 4mins+ to boot..
I forgot ask. Are our backups (ie message, contact, passwords) compatible with os6? (Meaning we can just transfer these data over)
Buff ( View Profile) - Posts: 162
Posted: August 10, 2010 at 11:02 AM EST
Awesome! Based on your recent posts, it sounds like the Torch and OS6 are winning you over.
Carlos Not Registered
Posted: August 10, 2010 at 11:25 AM EST
Can we get some video proof.
Ronen Halevy ( View Profile) - Posts: 3331
Posted: August 10, 2010 at 11:27 AM EST from my BlackBerry 9800 | OS 6.0.0.141
Do you really want a 80 second video of a loading screen?
Carlos Not Registered
Posted: August 10, 2010 at 11:41 AM EST
im just pulling ur leg bro.. i’d rather have one of my own to test.. Lol.
Amir Saad Not Registered
Posted: August 10, 2010 at 1:57 PM EST
No problem, just send me the phone and I’ll do the testings, ok?
Please
Miguel Not Registered
Posted: August 10, 2010 at 11:36 AM EST
My Pearl 8100 takes about 6 minutes.
My wife’s Curve 8520 takes about 2 minutes.
My Bold 9700 takes more than 4 minutes.
My future Torch 9800 would take ? (I hope your test is right)
Thanks for the info
DavidB ( View Profile) - Posts: 1791
Posted: August 10, 2010 at 2:10 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9530
My 7100 was like 45 seconds. Then my 8830 hovered just over a minute. My Storm takes about 2-3 minutes and my Tour (yes its on a BES) is an awful 7-9 minutes. So this 9800 news is great.
chestr ( View Profile) - Posts: 340
Posted: August 10, 2010 at 3:25 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9000
My curve, pearl, and bold all took well over 5-8 minutes to reload. But after installing a hybrid 5.0 OS my bold loads in 90 or less. takes a 1/4 of my battery life with it but its something I can live with.
papped Not Registered
Posted: August 10, 2010 at 3:33 PM EST
90 seconds on a Bold? I’ve never, ever heard of that even with all the hybrids available…