Comments on: BlackBerry 9000 Forward Facing Camera.

By: CybaCowboy

CybaCowboy — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:00:49 +0000

If you look at the various photos of the “BlackBerry 9000″ online, there doesn’t appear to be a “front-facing camera” in any of them…

It’s true, some 3G/UMTS phones have pretty discreet front-facing cameras, but I can’t even see what MIGHT be a “front-facing camera” on the “BlackBerry 9000″.

It’s hard to say though – whilst video-calling isn’t the “killer application” that it was hoped it would be, it is still pretty popular and is becomming more popular as users realize the benefits of such a feature (eg. Calling long-distance relatives)… If RIM wants to keep chasing the consumer market, video-call capabilities might just be on the cards.

Personally though, I think Research in Motion (RIM) will be reluctant to offer a video-call capable device – RIM devices traditionally have the some of best usage times around and whilst 3G/UMTS usage times HAVE improved significantly, they’re still a LONG way off the usage times that existing BlackBerry users have come to expect…

~ Posted wirelessly from my BlackBerry 8800 ~

By: Greg Myers

Greg Myers — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:26:20 +0000

DavidB,
Mate, perfect, could not have said it better myself…
KR
Greg

By: Raffy

Raffy — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:29:02 +0000

maybe not… there have been reports from other folks who say they’ve got their mitts on the new BlackBerry, and they suggest the device has some battery issues

http://advice.cio.com/al_sacco/rim_blackberry_9000_sneak_peek_front_facing_camera_videoconferencing

By: DavidB

DavidB — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:44:20 +0000

Hmmm…
Neato gee whiz cool and all. Me, I’d prefer a non-camera 88xx device with GPS, 3G, and no OS memory leak!