The guys over at BBnews.Pl spotted pictures on a Chinese website berrycn.com of a new BB being tested for the Asian market. The BB has the code name Atlas with a model number 8980. We have heard rumors of the curve line getting some new devices, but so far it would seem there not meant to be for North America or Europe. It would seems that RIM is using the curve line as their flagship device in the Asian Markets. This new device has the same keyboard the 8900 had with the upgrade from a trackball to a trackpad. If the RAM is kept at 256 this device may not see some BB 6 goodness but it still in the air since RIM has not said which devices will be getting the OS upgrade.
BBleaks has posted the following specks:
- Curve with faster EDGE for data – evolved EDGE
- Radio Quad Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE with DLDC and LatRed support for Evolved EDGE
- Downlink data speed 473kbps (with 8 timeslots)
- Display 480×360 LCD
- Camera 3.2 MP Auto Focus, Flash
- Micro USB high speed, Bluetooth 2.1
- Optical Navigation Module
- Functional Hard Keys Volume
- User Configurable Key
- Speaker Phone
- Media Keys/Mute
- Lock – A*
- Software BB 5.0
- Battery M-S1 1500mAhr
- Memory 256 MB Flash
- 256 MB SDR RAM
- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
- UMA supported
- GPS Supported with A-GPS ready
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