Since Research in Motion (RIM) is taking a long time to release the BlackBerry Bold 9900 in the Philippines, grey-market sellers are making a killing with these handsets by directly importing them from the US. If that's the going rate, it's possible we'll see the BlackBerry Bold 9900 in the Php28k range, just like how the Torch 9800 was priced when it was introduced here last year. We've also heard of reports that some sellers are also offering the CDMA version (Bold 9930) for a lower price of around Php28k. When you slide up the 3.2†capacitive touchscreen, you'll be presented with almost identical keyboard as with the BlackBerry Bold. The navigation is quite similar to a BlackBerry Bold if you’re just using the optical touchpad. Announced back in August 2010, Research in Motion formally launched the BlackBerry Torch 9800 in the Philippines yesterday. Research in Motion today announced the launching of the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 in the Philippines. The units they showed today still have the BlackBerry OS 5.0 but RIM execs tell us it is version 6.0 ready so once the OS is ready, it should be easy to update the handsets via OTA, including the Bold 9700. Read more in our articles including "BlackBerry Bold 9900 selling for Php33k in Greenhills" and "Blackberry Storm: RIM sheds the keypad".
Since Research in Motion (RIM) is taking a long time to release the BlackBerry Bold 9900 in the Philippines, grey-market sellers are making a killing with these handsets by directly importing them from the US. If that's the going rate, it's possible we'll see the BlackBerry Bold 9900 in the Php28k range, just like how the Torch 9800 was priced when it was introduced here last year.
We've also heard of reports that some sellers are also offering the CDMA version (Bold 9930) for a lower price of around Php28k. When you slide up the 3.2†capacitive touchscreen, you'll be presented with almost identical keyboard as with the BlackBerry Bold. The navigation is quite similar to a BlackBerry Bold if you’re just using the optical touchpad.
Our coverage of blackberry bold price in the philippines includes: "BlackBerry Bold 9900 selling for Php33k in Greenhills"; "Blackberry Storm: RIM sheds the keypad"; " BlackBerry Torch 9800 Review". Each article provides unique insights and information.