RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Onyx): T-Mobile’s First 3G BlackBerry
Here’s the first official shot of the 9700 (codenamed Onyx), T-Mobile’s first 3G BlackBerry, which could arrive as early as November. T-Mobile says it’ll support UMA Wi-Fi calling (as part of the carrier’s HotSpot@Home service), visual voicemail, and corporate email.
T-Mobile also confirmed that it will have TeleNav GPS Navigator and Amazon MP3 store pre-installed. The Bold 9700 still hasn’t been made official by RIM, and T-Mobile didn’t preview much more info. However, the assumed specs are listed below. [CIO]
• New Trackpad
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• UMTS/HSDPA
• 480×360 resolution screen
• Wi-Fi (802.11g)
• OS 5.0
• QWERTY keyboard
• 3.2 megapixel AF camera
• Bluetooth
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That's nice, T-Mo.
Now give me a better selection of touch screens. Thanks.
@SagunaPhaethon: I just hope my old pearl lasts until this beast hits the streets.
CE_Salesman
How many times is blackberry going to make the exact same phone?
I can see their product meetings now...
"Ok guys, for our new phone... we're going to make the space bar 0.5% bigger..."
"BRILLIANT! We'll call it the 9700!"
killersiafu
Looks okay but is it a b-boy standin in its b-boy stance. Does it ask you to hurry up and pass the microphone before it busts in its pants.
ShakeWhenBad
3G and UMA? I thought there was some sort of technical glitch that wouldn't let the two work together. Apparently not! Excellent.
CJDavE
Goodbye dear pearl your an archaic piece of equipment in an ever changing world. Salut
SagunaPhaethon
Finally! I can now say that I have 3G instead of being the only 2.5G guy amongst my Verizon friends.
@killersiafu: Hey. Be fair now. The Storm is pretty different.
But yeah, other than a mix of features like wifi and edge, 3G and no wifi, wifi and 3G, GSM, CDMA, being a world phone, and looking slightly different, all BlackBerries are the same.
Chris
My girlfriend just got the 8520, and I can't believe just how good that trackpad is. I seriously can't wait for this phone to arrive, so I can trade in my tired old 8320.
@Jux: at least they're starting to carry a wider selection. remember when the sidekick was the best t-mobile had to offer?
Damn, I should have waited and not paid $400 for my 8900 when it came out.. I didn't know a 3G clone of it with something better than a trackball was right around the corner :(
Oh well, I only use the EDGE for email and Google Maps anyway..
Schmeg Peg
Might have found a replacement for my old Curve. Glad I was able to save it last month after getting it wet so i didn't buy the 8500 curve or 8900..
Golf_Nut