Quite a lot of recent RIM's BlackBerry phones looked quite alike (Bold and the Curve) and it could mean one of two things — either RIM doesn’t have any more design ideas left or it has almost perfected the form factor that many people loved about the qwerty smartphone that it doesn’t want to veer away from it. That is the case of the BlackBerry Bold 9700. When local reps of RIM sent out this release yesterday regarding the introduction of the BlackBerry Bold 9780, I immediately looked at the specs and see what's been upgraded from the old BB 9700. Basically, the Bold 9780 is just a minor update to the 1-year old Bold 9700. BlackBerry Bold 9780 624MHz processor 2.44" display @ 480 x 360 pixels 256MB storage, 512MB RAM 3G/HSDPA WiFi 802.11 b/g Bluetooth 2.1 w/ A2DP 5MP camera with LED flash Li-Po 1500mAh battery BlackBerry OS 6.0 Compared to the Bold 9700, the minor differences include the 5MP camera (from 3.2MP) and the pre-installed BB OS 6.0. However, the Bold 9700 will also support OS 6.0 once it becomes available so I don't see difference once that arrives. In hindsight though, this will push the retail price of the Bold 9700 lower so potential buyers will definitely get a better deal on the old model. Read more in our articles including "BlackBerry Bold 9700 Review" and "BlackBerry Bold 9780 is BB 9700 on OS 6.0".
Quite a lot of recent RIM's BlackBerry phones looked quite alike (Bold and the Curve) and it could mean one of two things — either RIM doesn’t have any more design ideas left or it has almost perfected the form factor that many people loved about the qwerty smartphone that it doesn’t want to veer away from it. That is the case of the BlackBerry Bold 9700.
When local reps of RIM sent out this release yesterday regarding the introduction of the BlackBerry Bold 9780, I immediately looked at the specs and see what's been upgraded from the old BB 9700. Basically, the Bold 9780 is just a minor update to the 1-year old Bold 9700. BlackBerry Bold 9780 624MHz processor 2.44" display @ 480 x 360 pixels 256MB storage, 512MB RAM 3G/HSDPA WiFi 802.11 b/g Bluetooth 2.1 w/ A2DP 5MP camera with LED flash Li-Po 1500mAh battery BlackBerry OS 6.0 Compared to the Bold 9700, the minor differences include the 5MP camera (from 3.2MP) and the pre-installed BB OS 6.0.
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