After weeks of rumours, RIM have finally unveiled two new BlackBerry smartphones running on the new OS 7.0, the BlackBerry Bold 9790 and BlackBerry Curve 9380.
The BlackBerry Curve 9380 is the first device to be marketed under the Curve name that will be all touchscreen. The device has a 3.2 inch display, and includes a 5.0 Megapixel camera, with video recording facility, and supports the major social networks such as Facebook and Twitter, along with the ever popular BlackBerry Messenger. The 9380 is powered by an 806 MHz processor, along with 512MB of internal memory, which can be expanded with Micro SD memory cards.
The 9380 weighs in at just 98g, and includes the traditional BlackBerry navigation keys, including the optical trackpad, which are situated underneath the screen. Other notable features include WiFi, GPS, HSDPA and HSUPA, and the phone also includes support for NFC wireless technology.
The BlackBerry Bold 9790 is a more traditionally styled BlackBerry device, boasting a 2.45 inch touchscreen display, supporting up to 16 million colours. The phone has a four row QWERTY keypad, with an optical trackpad for menu navigation.
Onboard memory is a generous 8 GB, which can be expanded with Micro SD memory cards, up to 32 GB in size. The device has HSDPA, HSUPA and WiFi, plus a built in GPS receiver with A-GPS support. There is a 5.0 Megapixel camera, with VGA video recording, and as with the 9380, the Bold 9790 supports NFC wireless connectivity.
Both the Curve 9380 and Bold 9790 are scheduled to be released in the coming weeks.