BlackBerry 9720 announced; super-social touch & type

Apart from BlackBerry’s line up for BB10 devices, they have just announced a new phone running BB OS 7 – the 9720. The phone is meant to ‘spark the conversation’ as it features the makings of a super social phone and a lot more.

The phone features both touch and type inputs to cater to different needs, and just as you’d expect, BBM, Voice and all of BlackBerry’s signatures come with the device such as Enterprise Server. As for the necessities, BlackBerry has you covered as it already has deep social media integration, a 5MP camera, an FM Radio and a shortcut button for instant BBM.

BlackBerry 9720 specs:
2.8-inch 480 x 360 touchscreen, 214ppi
Tavor MG1 @ 806MHz
512MB RAM
512MB Internal Memory, micro SD up to 32GB
WiFi
3G
Bluetooth
GPS
FM Radio
BlackBerry OS 7.1
5 megapixel camera, extended depth of field
1450mAH removable battery
114 x 66 x 12mm (dimensions)
120g (weight)

The BlackBerry 9720 will be available in blue, pink, purple, white and black colors. Pricing and local availability is yet to be announced, but we’re pretty sure it will be priced below the Q5.

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