It has been a while since we brought you some new BlackBerry news, well today we can. The BlackBerry Bold 9700 has been announced.
A new and improved BlackBerry, the 9700 has been circulating the web as a rumour for some time, but it is now official and in the open.
So what is on offer? You can expect all your standard BlackBerry offering including front facing QWERTY keyboard, and efficient email handling.
In addition you get:
- Stylish and Functional Form Factor
- Great Solid Build Quality
- 2.44 inch HVGA Display.
- 3G/HSDPA Wireless Connectivity
- MicroSDHC Expansion Slot
- Bluetooth
- WiFi
and the technical specification?
Memory –
ROM: 256MB
Phone Book (unlimited)
Dialled Calls
Missed Calls
Received Calls
Display –
High resolution 480×360 pixel
colour display
Transmissitive TFT LCD
Supports over 65,000 colours
2.44" (diagonally measured)
Contract –
No Contract SIM Free/Unlocked
Network –
2G: 850/900/1800/1900 (Quad-Band)
3G: 900/1900/2100 (Tri-Band)
HSDPA (3.6Mbps)
Connectivity –
microUSB
3.5mm Audio Jack
Bluetooth (2.1)
Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11g)
Input –
35 key backlit QWERTY keyboard
Dedicated Keys: Send, End, Menu, Escape, Left/Right Convenience keys (default VAD and Camera) ,2 x Volume/Zoom, Sleep, Mute (Play/Pause)
Trackpad – Located on front face of device, ESC Key to the right, Menu to the left
Intuitive icons and menus
GPS –
Includes BlackBerry Maps
Integrated GPS with A-GPS
Audio –
3.5mm Audio Jack
Expansion Slot –
MicroSDHC
Camera –
3.2 mega-pixels (auto-focus)
2 x Digital Zoom
LED Flash
Image Stabilization
Video:
30fps Video Recording (480 x 352)
Supported formats: MP4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, DivX, XviD, WMV & Flash
Video Streaming
Talk Time –
Up to 6 hours (GSM), Up to 6 hours (UMTS)
Standby Time –
Up to 19 days/456 hours (GSM), Up to 15 days/360 hours (UMTS)
Battery –
1500 mAh Removable/rechargeable Cryptographic Lithium cell
Dimensions –
109 x 60 x 14.1mm (4.29 x 2.36 x .56 inches)
Weight –
122g with battery
88g without battery
Other –
Device Lock
Remote Lock
Device and memory card encryption
Mobile VPN support
Optical Track Pad
Office Document Viewer (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
PDF Document Viewer
Hands Free
Caller ID
Music:
Supported formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ & WMA
Ringtones:
Monophonic
Polyphonic (64)
MP3
WAV
Messaging:
SMS
MMS (with video)
E-mail (POP3, SMTP, IMAP4, BlackBerry, MS Exchange)
Instant Messaging (MSN)
Want to pre-order yours? You can do HERE. Exact price is still to be confirmed, but first stock is due 11th November.