Bell Mobility is preparing to launch the BlackBerry 9780 with BlackBerry 6 November 2nd right before the holidays. The retail price is set at $499.95 but no official pricing is available yet if you sign a contract. It will be coming out both in black and white versions and will start shipping to retailers on the week of October 25th. Vendor materials will also be coming the following week. right before the launch date. The 9780 will be selling with a weak 2GB microSDHC card for those of you who care.
You can find more details below:
Details
| BlackBerry Bold 9700 | BlackBerry Bold 9780 | |
| Operating system | · OS 5.0 (upgradable in the future to BlackBerry 6) | · BlackBerry 6 OS |
| Memory | · 256MB on board memory
· 2GB microSD card included in box |
· 512MB on board memory
· 2GB microSD card included in box · (Expandable up to 32GB MicroSD) |
| Camera | · 3.2 MP with flash | · 5 MP with flash, scene modes |
| Form factor | · Silver ring around device | · Black ring around device for black
· Silver ring around device for white |
| Available colour | · Black | · Black and White |
Specifications for the 9780
| Specifications | Description |
| Operating System | BlackBerry 6 |
| Network | Tri-band: 850/1900/2100MHz UMTS
Quad-band: 850/900/1800/1900MHz GSM |
| Memory | 512MB + 2GB microSD out of box, expandable up to 32GB |
| Camera | 5MP with flash, 2x digital zoom |
| Display | 2.44” HVGA 480×360 |
| Form Factor | Bar with full QWERTY keypad |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | b/g |
| Dimensions | 109x60x14mm |
| Weight | 122 grams with battery |
| Supported File Format | Audio: 3gp, MP3, WMA9 (.wma/.asf), WMA9 Pro / WMA 10, MIDI, AMR-NB, Professional AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ Video: DivX 4, DivX 5/6 partially supported, XviD partially supported, H.263, H.264, WMV3, MPEG4, Sorenson Spark & On2 VP6(Flash support) Image: bmp, jpg, gif, png, tif, wbmp |
| Battery | 1500mAh
Talk Time: up to 6 hrs/ Standby Time: up to 17 days/ MP3 Playback: up to 36 hours |
| Desktop Manager | BlackBerry® Desktop Software v6.0 available for download from https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/entry.do?code=6C3CF77D52820CD0FE646D38BC2145CA or through the AutoUpdate feature of BlackBerry Desktop Software 4.7 and beyond. It is recommended for users to download the new desktop manager. |
In box:
- BlackBerry® Bold™ 9780 (black or white)
- Micro USB cable (black or white)
- Charger (black or white)
- Stereo headset (3.5mm) (black or white)
- Battery
- Synthetic holster (black or white)
- 2GB microSD card
- Start Here guide
- BlackBerry® User Tools CD
- Safety Information booklet
- SIM card
Available Bell services:
- TV & Radio
- Remote PVR (coming soon)
- GPS Nav
- Pocket Express
- Tunes and Apps
- Self Serve
- Zoompass
John H Not Registered
Posted: October 19, 2010 at 9:23 AM EST
I saw a full review of the B Bold already. It is in Dutch or German I think. Anyway, it’s subtitled. Link:
http://www.besteproduct.nl/Artikelen/Video_review__Blackberry_Bold_9780.html#video